Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 4, issue 1 (2004)

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Gerbes and homotopy quantum field theories

Ulrich Bunke, Paul Turner and Simon Willerton

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 4 (2004) 407–437

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2004.4.407

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