Chern–Simons Invariants in Mathematics and Physics
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:gauge_theory
3-manifolds |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:theoretical_physics
differential geometry |
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1974
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:James_Harris_Simons
gptkb:Shiing-Shen_Chern |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Atiyah–Patodi–Singer_index_theorem
gptkb:Chern–Simons_theory gptkb:Witten–Reshetikhin–Turaev_invariant secondary characteristic class fiber bundles gauge fields |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
defining topological quantum field theories
distinguishing 3-manifolds studying anomalies in quantum field theory |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:topology knot theory |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_Simons
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chern–Simons Invariants in Mathematics and Physics
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