1998/11/23 by George Thompson
Physics and Astronomy · Mathematics · #hep-th #math.DG
published as Adv.Theor.Math.Phys. 3 (1999) 249-280
arxiv created 1998/11/23 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
The path integral generalization of the Casson invariant as developed by Rozansky and Witten is investigated. The path integral for various three manifolds is explicitly evaluated. A new class of topological observables is introduced that may allow for more effective invariants. Finally it is shown how the dimensional reduction of these theories corresponds to a generalization of the topological B sigma model.