Higher-dimensional algebra and topological quantum field theory

DOI10.1063/1.531236zbMath0863.18004arXivq-alg/9503002OpenAlexW3105845589WikidataQ56814114 ScholiaQ56814114MaRDI QIDQ4871931

John C. Baez, James G. Dolan

Publication date: 5 January 1997

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9503002

zbMATH Keywords

tangle higher-dimensional algebra topological quantum field theory weak category higher categorical structures

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum groups (quantized enveloping algebras) and related deformations (17B37) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60)

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