topological quantum field theory
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concept
A topological quantum field theory is a quantum field theory whose observables and correlation functions depend only on the topology of the underlying spacetime manifold, not on its geometric details such as distances or angles.
Observed surface forms (4)
- 3-dimensional topological quantum field theory ×1
- cohomological field theory ×1
- definition of topological quantum field theory ×1
- four-dimensional quantum field theory ×1
Instances (5)
- Chern–Simons theory
- Atiyah–Segal axioms via concept surface "definition of topological quantum field theory"
- Donaldson–Witten theory
- BF theory
- Rozansky–Witten theory