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semi-topological D=4 Chern-Simons theory

Urs Schreiber
algebraic quantum field theory (perturbative, on curved spacetimes, homotopical) quantum mechanical system, quantum probability interacting field quantization In mathematical/theoretical physics, semi-topological or semi-holomorphic D=4 Chern-Simons theory is a variant of ordinary D=3 Chern-Simons theory where, roughly, one of the three coordinate functions is promoted from an ordinary real-valued coordinate to a holomorphic coordinate. Hence semi-topological/holomorphic D=4 Chern-Simons theory.