Chern-Simons models on S2 x S1, torus gauge fixing, and link invariants II

JOURNAL OF GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS

卷:58

Article

Hahn, Atle

关键词: Gauge field theory;    Chern-Simons theory;    Wilson loop observables;    Link invariants;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.geomphys.2008.03.013

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The present paper is the continuation of a previous paper [cf. A. Hahn, Chern-Simons models on S-2 x S-1, torus gauge fixing, and link invariants I, J. Geom. Phys. 53 (3) (2005) 275-314], in which we derived a heuristic path integral formula for the Wilson loop observables (WLOs) of Non-Abelian Chern-Simons theory on manifolds M of the form M = Sigma x S-1 using torus gauge fixing. In order to obtain this formula we had to make the assumption that the surface Sigma is non-compact. In the present paper we will generalize the treatment of the previous paper in such a way that also the case of compact Sigma is included. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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