2018/06/07 by Boris Feigin, Sergei Gukov, Feigin, Boris +1
Mathematics · #Advanced Operator Algebra Research #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1806.02470
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We take a peek at a general program that associates vertex (or, chiral) algebras to smooth 4-manifolds in such a way that operations on algebras mirror gluing operations on 4-manifolds and, furthermore, equivalent constructions of 4-manifolds give rise to equivalences (dualities) of the corresponding algebras.