Duality from topological symmetry

Citation
L. Baulieu et Sl. Shatashvili, Duality from topological symmetry, J HIGH EN P, (3), 1999, pp. NIL_257-NIL_283
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
ISSN journal
10298479 → ACNP
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
NIL_257 - NIL_283
Database
ISI
SICI code
1029-8479(19990705):3<NIL_257:DFTS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
We describe topological gauge theories for which duality properties are enc oded by construction. We study them for compact manifolds of dimensions fou r, eight and two. The fields and their duals are treated symmetrically, wit hin the context of field-antifield unification. Dual formulations correspon d to different gauge-fixings of the topological symmetry. We also describe novel features in eight-dimensional theories, and speculate about their pos sible "Abelian" descriptions.