Topological gauge theories with antisymmetric tensor matter fields
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A new type of topological matter interactions involving second–rank antisymmetric tensor matter fields with an underlying NT ≧ 1 topological supersymmetry are proposed. The construction of the 4–dimensional, NT = 1 Donaldson–Witten theory, the NT = 1 super–BF model and the NT = 2 topological B–model with tensor matter are explicitly worked out.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002