Higher dimensional algebra. I: Braided monoidal 2-categories

DOI10.1006/aima.1996.0052zbMath0855.18008arXivq-alg/9511013OpenAlexW1538658958WikidataQ62443630 ScholiaQ62443630MaRDI QIDQ1924002

Martin Neuchl, John C. Baez

Publication date: 13 October 1996

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9511013

zbMATH Keywords

topological quantum field theorieshigher-dimensional algebracentre constructionmonoidal 2-categories2-tanglesbraided monoidal 2-categories

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