Weyl \(n\)-algebras (Q514299)

In this paper the author introduces the notion of a Weyl \(n\)-algebra on a manifold. Weyl \(n\)-algebras are deformations of commutative algebras in the category of \(\mathfrak{fm}_n\)-algebras, where, for any \(n\), \(\mathfrak{fm}_n\) is the operad of \(\mathbb R\)-chains over the Fulton-MacPherson operad \(\mathbf{FM}_n\); thus, the notion of Weyl \(n\)-algebra extends that of a Weyl algebra, which is a deformation of a commutative algebra, whence of an algebra over the operad \(\mathfrak{fm}_n\). The factorization complex of a Weyl \(n\)-algebra on a manifold is then studied, based on a so-called Euler structure on the manifold, also introduced in the paper under review. The factorization homology of a Weyl \(n\)-algebra is then applied to the calculation of invariants of a manifold. The connection of these invariants with perturbative Chern-Simons invariants is established in an appendix.