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The Partition Function for Topological Field Theories

J. Gegenberg, G. Kunstatter

hep-tharXiv:hep-th/9304016

Abstract

We use a Hodge decomposition and its generalization to non-abelian flat vector bundles to calculate the partition function for abelian and non- abelian BF theories in n dimensions. This enables us to provide a simple proof that the partition function is related to the Ray-Singer torsion defined on flat vector bundles for all odd-dimensional manifolds, and is equal to unity for even dimensions.

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