Essays about: "BF theory"

Found 1 essay containing the words BF theory.

  1. 1. Generalized Abelian Gauge Theory & Generalized Global Symmetry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teoretisk fysik

    Author : Emil Hössjer; [2020]
    Keywords : Differential characters; Wilson lines; generalized global symmetry; BF theory; Maxwell theory; spontaneous symmetry breaking; intersection number; selection rules; Noether theorem; sphere bundle; t Hooft operator;

    Abstract : We study Cheeger-Simons differential characters in order to define higher form U(1) gauge fields and their Wilson lines. We then go on to define generalized global symmetries. This is a topological formulation of symmetries which has interesting consequences when the charged operators extend through space. READ MORE