Topological Field Theory
by Graeme Segal
Publisher: Duke University 1999
Number of pages: 43
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Contents: Topological field theories (The basic structure, The 'toy model' for a finite group, Open Strings, Area-dependent theories); The Index and Determinant of the Dirac Operator; Braided tensor categories; String algebras.
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