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Chern-Simons field theory and quantum groups

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We study the Gauss constraint of the Chern-Simons theory in presence of sources. We solve this constraint in terms of a matrix-valued gauge connection. The associated holonomies define a representation of the braid group, which commutes with the action of a quantum group.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Pisa, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa

    E. Guadagnini

  2. CERN, Geneva

    M. Martellini

  3. Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Pisa, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa

    M. Mintchev

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Guadagnini, E., Martellini, M., Mintchev, M. (1990). Chern-Simons field theory and quantum groups. In: Doebner, H.D., Hennig, J.D. (eds) Quantum Groups. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 370. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-53503-9_51

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