Four-dimensional current algebra from Chern-Simons theory

Floreanini, R. ; Percacci, R. ; Rajaraman, R. (1989) Four-dimensional current algebra from Chern-Simons theory Physics Letters B, 231 (1-2). pp. 119-124. ISSN 0370-2693

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Abstract

We study an abelian Chern-Simons theory on a five-dimensional manifold with boundary. We find it to be equivalent to a higher-derivative generalization of the abelian Wess-Zumino-Witten model on the boundary. It contains a U(1) current algebra with an operational extension.

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