Four-Dimensional Spin Foam Perturbation Theory

We define a four-dimensional spin-foam perturbation theory for the BF-theory with a B∧B potential term defined for a compact semi-simple Lie group G on a compact orientable 4-manifold M. This is done by using the formal spin foam perturbative series coming from the spin-foam generating functional. W...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: João Faria Martins, Aleksandar Mikovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Science of Ukraine 2011-10-01
Series:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2011.094