Discrete gauge theory from lattices to TQFT

This book provides an introduction to topological quantum field theory as well as discrete gauge theory with quantum groups. In contrast to much of the existing literature, the present approach is at the same time intuitive and mathematically rigorous, making extensive use of suitable diagrammatic m...

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Main Author Oeckl, Robert
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published London World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd 2005
Imperial College Press
World Scientific Publishing Company
PUBLISHED BY IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS AND DISTRIBUTED BY WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO
Subjects
Gauge fields (Physics)
Hopf algebras
Mathematical Physics
Pure Mathematics
Quantum field theory
Quantum gravity
Quantum groups
Quantum Physics
SCIENCE
Theoretical Physics
Category Theory
Quantum Groups
Quantum Gravity
Lattice Gauge Theory
Topological Quantum Field Theory (TQFT)
Topology
Representation Theory
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ISBN1860945791
9781860945793
9781860947377
1860947379
DOI10.1142/p404

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Summary:This book provides an introduction to topological quantum field theory as well as discrete gauge theory with quantum groups. In contrast to much of the existing literature, the present approach is at the same time intuitive and mathematically rigorous, making extensive use of suitable diagrammatic methods. It provides a highly unified description of lattice gauge theory, topological quantum field theory and models of quantum (super)gravity. The reader is thus in a unique position to understand the relations between these subjects as well as the underlying groundwork.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index
ISBN:1860945791
9781860945793
9781860947377
1860947379
DOI:10.1142/p404