Generalized Abelian Chern-Simons theories and their connection to conformal field theories

Journal Article · Thu Jul 30 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X92002003· OSTI ID:7248400

Kneipp, M A.C. ^[1]

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1. International School of Advanced Studies, Trieste (Italy)

In this paper, the authors discuss the generalization of Abelian Chern-Simons theories where {theta}-angles and magnetic monopoles are included. The authors map these three dimensional theories into sectors of two-dimensional conformal field theories. The introduction of {theta}-angles allows us to establish in a consistent fashion a connection between Abelian Chern-Simons and 2-d free scalar field compactified on a noneven integral lattice. The Abelian Chern-Simons with magnetic monopoles is related to a conformal field theory in which the sum of the charges of the chiral vertex operators inside a correlator is different from zero.

• OSTI ID: 7248400
• Journal Information: International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States), Journal Name: International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States) Vol. 7:19; ISSN IMPAE; ISSN 0217-751X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
COMPACTIFICATION
CONFORMAL INVARIANCE
CORRELATIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FIELD THEORIES
FUNCTIONS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MAPPING
MATHEMATICS
MONOPOLES
POSTULATED PARTICLES
SCALAR FIELDS
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TOPOLOGY
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
VERTEX FUNCTIONS