Cobordism hypothesis
In mathematics, the cobordism hypothesis, due to John C. Baez and James Dolan,[1] concerns the classification of extended topological quantum field theories (TQFTs). In 2008, Jacob Lurie proposed a broadly-accepted solution.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ John C. Baez, James Dolan, Higher-dimensional Algebra and Topological Quantum Field Theory
- ^ Hisham Sati; Urs Schreiber (2011). Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Field Theory and Perturbative String Theory. American Mathematical Soc. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-8218-5195-1.
- ^ Ayala, David; Francis, John (2017-05-05). "The cobordism hypothesis". arXiv:1705.02240 [math.AT].
Further reading
- Freed, Daniel S. (2013), "The Cobordism hypothesis", Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, 50: 57–92
External links
- cobordism hypothesis at the nLab
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