Published January 25, 1990 | Version v1
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Curve geometry and field topology in two and three dimensions

Creators

  • 1. Athens Univ. (Greece). Div. of Nuclear and Particle Physics
  • 2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Center for Theoretical Physics

Description

It is shown that extrinsic geometry of closed curves in two and three euclidean dimensions generates, in a certain well-defined local limit, corresponding topological terms in abelian gauge theories: U(1) instanton term in two dimensions and Chern-Simons term in three. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters, (Section) B
Journal Volume
235
Journal Issue
1/2
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
83-89
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
21032856
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ACTION INTEGRAL; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; DELTA FUNCTION; DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY; EUCLIDEAN SPACE; FUNCTIONALS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; INSTANTONS; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; SERIES EXPANSION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TOPOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; U-1 GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; WILSON LOOP
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRY; INTEGRALS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUASI PARTICLES; RIEMANN SPACE; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract DE-AC02-76ER03069