G/G TOPOLOGICAL FIELD-THEORIES BY COSETTING G(K)

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SPIEGELGLAS, M [1 ]
YANKIELOWICZ, S [1 ]
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[1] TEL AVIV UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,IL-69978 TEL AVIV,ISRAEL
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10.1016/0550-3213(93)90247-M
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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G/G topological field theories based on G(k) WZW models are constructed and studied. These coset models are formulated as complex BRST cohomology in G(k)c, the complexified level k current algebra. The finite physical spectrum corresponds to the conformal blocks of G(k). The amplitudes for G/G theories are argued to be given in terms of the G(k) fusion rules. The G(k)/G(k) character is the Kac-Weyl numerator of G(k) and is interpreted as an index. The complex BRST cohomology is found to contain states of arbitrary ghost number. Intriguing similarities of G/G to c less-than-or-equal-to 1 matter systems coupled to two dimensional gravity are pointed out.
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页码:301 / 336
页数:36
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