TQFT’S FROM HOMOTOPY 2-TYPES

1993/03/01 by David N. Yetter · 2 citations
Mathematics · #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Mathematics #Homotopy #Topological quantum field theory #Pure mathematics #Topology (electrical circuits) #Combinatorics

paper · doi:10.1142/s0218216593000076

openalex publication_date 1993/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Using techniques from [14] we construct topological quantum field theories using an algebraic model of a homotopy 2-type as initial data.

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