Topological gauge theories and group cohomology

Robbert Dijkgraaf; Edward Witten

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journal article Apr 01, 1990

Topological gauge theories and group cohomology

Robbert Dijkgraaf Edward Witten

Communications in Mathematical Physics Vol. 129 No. 2 pp. 393-429 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Robbert Dijkgraaf, Edward Witten (1990). Topological gauge theories and group cohomology. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 129(2), 393-429. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02096988

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