A functorial approach to differential characters

Turner, Paul

doi:10.2140/agt.2004.4.81

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A functorial approach to differential characters

Paul Turner

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 4 (2004) 81–93

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2004.4.81

arXiv: math.AT/0212128

Abstract

We describe Cheeger–Simons differential characters in terms of a variant of Turaev’s homotopy quantum field theories based on chains in a smooth manifold $X$ .

Keywords

differential character, homotopy quantum field theory

Mathematical Subject Classification 2000

Primary: 57R56

Secondary: 53C05, 81T15, 58A10

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Received: 6 February 2003

Accepted: 20 May 2003

Published: 18 February 2004

Authors

Paul Turner
School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS Scotland

Volume 4, issue 1 (2004)