VOA[<i>M</i>4]
Boris Feigin, Sergei Gukov
Abstract
We take a peek at a general program that associates vertex (or chiral) algebras to smooth 4-manifolds in such a way that operations on algebras mirror gluing operations on 4-manifolds and, furthermore, equivalent constructions of 4-manifolds give rise to equivalences (dualities) of the corresponding algebras.
Topics & Concepts
MathematicsPure mathematicsVertex (graph theory)Algebra over a fieldCombinatoricsGraphAlgebraic structures and combinatorial modelsHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyAdvanced Operator Algebra Research