Partition functions of Chern-Simons theory on handlebodies by radial quantization
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Publication:1981546
DOI10.1007/JHEP07(2021)194zbMATH Open1468.83019arXiv2104.12799OpenAlexW3183822524MaRDI QIDQ1981546
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Publication date: 3 September 2021
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Abstract: We use radial quantization to compute Chern-Simons partition functions on handlebodies of arbitrary genus. The partition function is given by a particular transition amplitude between two states which are defined on the Riemann surfaces that define the (singular) foliation of the handlebody. The final state is a coherent state while on the initial state the holonomy operator has zero eigenvalue. The latter choice encodes the constraint that the gauge fields must be regular everywhere inside the handlebody. By requiring that the only singularities of the gauge field inside the handlebody must be compatible with Wilson loop insertions, we find that the Wilson loop shifts the holonomy of the initial state. Together with an appropriate choice of normalization, this procedure selects a unique state in the Hilbert space obtained from a K"ahler quantization of the theory on the constant-radius Riemann surfaces. Radial quantization allows us to find the partition functions of Abelian Chern-Simons theories for handlebodies of arbitrary genus. For non-Abelian compact gauge groups, we show that our method reproduces the known partition function at genus one.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.12799
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