The topological quantum field theory of Riemann's theta functions

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2015.08.008zbMATH Open1368.81141arXiv1406.4269OpenAlexW1926344992MaRDI QIDQ893254FDOQ893254

Authors: Răzvan Gelca, Alastair Hamilton 

Publication date: 13 November 2015

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we prove the existence and uniqueness of a topological quantum field theory that incorporates, for all Riemann surfaces, the corresponding spaces of theta functions and the actions of the Heisenberg groups and modular groups on them.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.4269

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zbMATH Keywords

quantizationtheta functionslow-dimensional topologytopological quantum field theoryskein theorymodular groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Theta functions and abelian varieties (14K25) Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology) (57R56) Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Theta series; Weil representation; theta correspondences (11F27) Geometric quantization (53D50)

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