Chern-Simons theory, Vassiliev invariants, loop quantum gravity and functional integration without integration

DOI10.1142/S0217751X15300677zbMATH Open1337.81087arXiv1512.01623MaRDI QIDQ2806246FDOQ2806246

Authors: Louis Kauffman 

Publication date: 17 May 2016

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper is an exposition of the relationship between Witten's Chern-Simons functional integral and the theory of Vassiliev Invariants of knots and links in three dimensional space. We conceptualize the functional integral in terms of equivalence classes of functionals of gauge fields and we do not use measure theory. This approach makes it possible to discuss the mathematics intrinsic to the functional integral rigorously and without functional integration. Applications to loop quantum gravity are discussed. We thank the organizers of the Conference on 60 Years of Yang-Mills Gauge Field Theories (25 to 28 May 2015) for the invitation and opportunity to speak about these ideas in Singapore.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.01623

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zbMATH Keywords

Lie algebrafunctional integralknotloop quantum gravitylinkKontsevich integralChern-Simons formVassiliev invariantKodama state

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of functional analysis to differential and integral equations (46N20) Eta-invariants, Chern-Simons invariants (58J28) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40) Triangulating manifolds (57Q15)

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