The braid group of a canonical Chern-Simons theory on a Riemann surface (Q1906329)

We examine the problem of determining which representations of the braid group on a Riemann surface are carried by the wave function of a quantized Abelian Chern-Simons theory interacting with spinless non- dynamical matter. We generalize the quantization of Chern-Simons theory to the case where the coefficient of the Chern-Simons term, \(k\), is rational (for a set of rational charges), the Riemann surface has arbitrary genus, and the total matter charge is non-vanishing. We find an explicit solution of the Schrödinger equation. We find that the wave functions carry a representation of the braid group as well as a dual projective representation of the discrete group of large gauge transformations. We find a fundamental constraint which relates the charges of the particles, \(q_i\), the coefficient \(k\) and the genus of the manifold, \(g : q_i(Q + q_i(g -1))/k\) is integer (where \(Q\) is the total charge).