Published December 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Generalized link-invariants on 2-manifolds Σhx[0, 1] from Chern-Simons gauge and gravity theories

  • 1. Dipt. di Fisica, Univ. Milan (Italy)
  • 2. INFN, Sezione di Pavia (Italy)
  • 3. Dipt. di Fisica, Univ. Turin (Italy)

Description

We show that the recently found generalized Jones and Homfly polynomials for links in Σhx[0, 1], where Σh is a closed oriented Riemann surface, may be also obtained by the canonical quantization of a Chern-Simons non-Abelian gauge theory on Σhx[0, 1]. As a particular case, one may consider the 2+1 dimensional Euclidean quantum gravity with a positive cosmological constant. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Letters in Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
4
Series
Lett. Math. Phys.
Journal Page Range
279-286
ISSN
0377-9017
CODEN
LMPHD