Atiyah–Segal axioms
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The Atiyah–Segal axioms are a set of mathematical conditions that rigorously define topological quantum field theories as functorial assignments from geometric data to algebraic structures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atiyah–Segal axioms canonical | 1 |
| Atiyah–Segal axioms for TQFT | 1 |
| Segal’s axioms for conformal field theory | 1 |
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Target entity: Atiyah–Segal axioms Context triple: [topological quantum field theory, formalizedBy, Atiyah–Segal axioms]
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Osterwalder–Schrader axioms
The Osterwalder–Schrader axioms are a set of mathematical conditions that characterize Euclidean quantum field theories in a way that allows them to be rigorously continued to physically meaningful relativistic quantum field theories.
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Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem
The Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem is a fundamental result in equivariant cohomology that expresses global invariants, such as indices of elliptic operators, in terms of local data at the fixed points of a group action.
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Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence
The Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence is a fundamental computational tool in algebraic topology that relates generalized cohomology theories, such as K-theory, to ordinary cohomology, enabling the step-by-step calculation of these invariants from simpler data.
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Atiyah–Singer index theorem
The Atiyah–Singer index theorem is a fundamental result in mathematics that links the analytical properties of elliptic differential operators to topological invariants of manifolds, unifying analysis, topology, and geometry.
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Faddeev’s axioms
Faddeev’s axioms are a set of conditions characterizing Shannon entropy in information theory, providing an alternative but equivalent axiomatization to the Shannon–Khinchin framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atiyah–Segal axioms Target entity description: The Atiyah–Segal axioms are a set of mathematical conditions that rigorously define topological quantum field theories as functorial assignments from geometric data to algebraic structures.
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A.
Osterwalder–Schrader axioms
The Osterwalder–Schrader axioms are a set of mathematical conditions that characterize Euclidean quantum field theories in a way that allows them to be rigorously continued to physically meaningful relativistic quantum field theories.
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B.
Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem
The Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem is a fundamental result in equivariant cohomology that expresses global invariants, such as indices of elliptic operators, in terms of local data at the fixed points of a group action.
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C.
Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence
The Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence is a fundamental computational tool in algebraic topology that relates generalized cohomology theories, such as K-theory, to ordinary cohomology, enabling the step-by-step calculation of these invariants from simpler data.
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D.
Atiyah–Singer index theorem
The Atiyah–Singer index theorem is a fundamental result in mathematics that links the analytical properties of elliptic differential operators to topological invariants of manifolds, unifying analysis, topology, and geometry.
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E.
Faddeev’s axioms
Faddeev’s axioms are a set of conditions characterizing Shannon entropy in information theory, providing an alternative but equivalent axiomatization to the Shannon–Khinchin framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
axiomatic framework
ⓘ
definition of topological quantum field theory ⓘ set of mathematical axioms ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
closed manifolds as inputs of the theory
ⓘ
d-dimensional manifolds ⓘ |
| assigns |
linear map to each d-dimensional cobordism
ⓘ
vector space to each closed (d−1)-manifold ⓘ |
| assumes | finite-dimensional state spaces in the basic formulation ⓘ |
| characterizes | topological quantum field theory as a symmetric monoidal functor ⓘ |
| clarifies | relationship between geometry of manifolds and algebra of state spaces ⓘ |
| codomainOfFunctor |
category of Hilbert spaces
ⓘ
category of vector spaces ⓘ |
| defines | topological quantum field theory ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Graeme Segal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Atiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domainOfFunctor | category of d-dimensional cobordisms ⓘ |
| ensures |
invariance under diffeomorphisms
ⓘ
topological invariance of correlation functions ⓘ |
| field |
category theory
ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| formalizes | idea of quantum field theory as a functor from spacetime to state spaces ⓘ |
| generalizedBy | Baez–Dolan cobordism hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implies |
duality for orientation reversal
ⓘ
functoriality with respect to composition of cobordisms ⓘ monoidality with respect to disjoint union ⓘ unit object corresponding to the empty manifold ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of topological invariants from quantum field theory
ⓘ
mathematical study of quantum field theories ⓘ |
| inspired | higher-categorical formulations of quantum field theory ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Michael Atiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | path integral formulation of quantum field theory ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Graeme Segal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Atiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
extended topological quantum field theory
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functorial quantum field theory ⓘ |
| requires |
compatibility with composition of cobordisms
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compatibility with tensor product structure ⓘ |
| usedIn |
construction of 2-dimensional TQFTs from Frobenius algebras
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construction of 3-dimensional TQFTs from Chern–Simons theory ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
cobordism
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disjoint union ⓘ functor ⓘ gluing of manifolds ⓘ oriented manifold ⓘ symmetric monoidal category ⓘ |
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