We give an elementary proof that Abelian Chern–Simons theory, described as a functor from oriented surfaces to C∗-algebras, does not admit a natural state. Non-existence of natural states is thus not only a phenomenon of quantum field theories on Lorentzian manifolds, but also of topological quantum field theories formulated in the algebraic approach.
Non-existence of natural states for Abelian Chern–Simons theory / Dappiaggi, Claudio; Murro, Simone; Schenkel, Alexander. - In: JOURNAL OF GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS. - ISSN 0393-0440. - 116:(2017), pp. 119-123. [10.1016/j.geomphys.2017.01.015]
Non-existence of natural states for Abelian Chern–Simons theory
Murro, Simone;Schenkel, Alexander
2017-01-01
Abstract
We give an elementary proof that Abelian Chern–Simons theory, described as a functor from oriented surfaces to C∗-algebras, does not admit a natural state. Non-existence of natural states is thus not only a phenomenon of quantum field theories on Lorentzian manifolds, but also of topological quantum field theories formulated in the algebraic approach.File in questo prodotto:
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