Monoidal Categories and Topological Field Theory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This monograph is devoted to monoidal categories and their connections with 3-dimensional topological field theories. Starting with basic definitions, it proceeds to the forefront of current research. Part 1 introduces monoidal categories and several of their classes, including rigid, pivotal, spherical, fusion, braided, and modular categories. It then presents deep theorems of Muger on the center of a pivotal fusion category. These theorems are proved in Part 2 using the theory of Hopf monads. In Part 3 the authors define the notion of a topological quantum field theory (TQFT) and construct a Turaev-Viro-type 3-dimensional state sum TQFT from a spherical fusion category. Lastly, in Part 4 this construction is extended to 3-manifolds with colored ribbon graphs, yielding a so-called graph TQFT (and, consequently, a 3-2-1 extended TQFT). The authors then prove the main result of the monograph: the state sum graph TQFT derived from any spherical fusion category is isomorphic to the Reshetikhin-Turaev surgery graph TQFT derived from the center of that category. The book is of interest to researchers and students studying topological field theory, monoidal categories, Hopf algebras and Hopf monads.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Progress in Mathematics, 322
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Vladimir Turaev • Alexis Virelizier
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	523
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-84250-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > Analytic geometry
LSN:	3-319-84250-1
Barcode:	9783319842509

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