New topological aspects of BF theories

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/15/12/005zbMATH Open1081.81556OpenAlexW2031299528MaRDI QIDQ4699809FDOQ4699809

Authors: M. Caicedo, Alvaro Restuccia 

Publication date: 18 November 1999

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: $BF$ theories defined over non trivial line bundles are studied. It is shown that such theories describe a realization of a non trivial higher order bundle. The partition function differs from the usual one -in terms of the Ray Singer Torsion- by a factor that arises from the non triviality of the line bundles.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9803017

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Applications of PDEs on manifolds (58J90)

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