Topological quantum field theory

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkbp:application	gptkb:category_theory knot theory low-dimensional topology
gptkbp:characterizedBy	correlation functions depend only on topology
gptkbp:dimensions	can be defined in any dimension
gptkbp:field	gptkb:mathematics gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkbp:form	functor from cobordism category to vector spaces
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:Segal's_axioms Atiyah's axioms
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Edward_Witten
gptkbp:notableContributor	gptkb:Edward_Witten gptkb:Michael_Atiyah gptkb:Graeme_Segal
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Chern–Simons_theory gptkb:Donaldson_theory gptkb:BF_theory
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:Functor gptkb:modular_tensor_category topological order
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:quantum_field_theory gptkb:topology
gptkbp:studiedIn	gptkb:geometry gptkb:topology gptkb:category_theory
gptkbp:studies	topological invariants
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:quantum_gravity gptkb:string_theory mathematical physics
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:埃德瓦尔德·维滕
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5