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Gupta, Neha (2011) Homotopy quantum field theory and quantum groups. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
The thesis is divided into two parts one for dimension 2 and the other for dimension 3.
Part one (Chapter 3) of the thesis generalises the definition of an n-dimensional HQFT in terms of a monoidal functor from a rigid symmetric monoidal category X-Cobn to any monoidal category A. In particular, 2-dimensional HQFTs with target K(G,1) taking values in A are generated from any Turaev G-crossed system in A and vice versa. This is the generalisation of the theory given by Turaev into a purely categorical set-up.
Part two (Chapter 4) of the thesis generalises the concept of a group-coalgebra, Hopf group-coalgebra, crossed Hopf group-coalgebra and quasitriangular Hopf group-coalgebra in the case of a group scheme. Quantum double of a crossed Hopf group-scheme coalgebra is constructed in the affine case and conjectured for the more general non-affine case. We can construct 3-dimensional HQFTs from modular crossed G-categories. The category of representations of a quantum double of a crossed Hopf group-coalgebra is a ribbon (quasitriangular) crossed group-category, and hence can generate 3-dimensional HQFTs under certain conditions if the category becomes modular. However, the problem of systematic finding of modular crossed G-categories is largely open.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Quantum field theory | ||||
Official Date: | February 2011 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Mathematics Institute | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Rumynin, Dmitriy, 1971- | ||||
Sponsors: | University of Warwick | ||||
Extent: | 196 leaves : ill. | ||||
Language: | eng |
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