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Geometric quantization of topological gauge theories

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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We show that Abelian gauge theories in 2+1 space-time dimensions with the introduction of a topological Chern-Simons term can be quantized with the use of the symplectic formalism. The consistency of our results are verified by the agreement with the ones from the Dirac case.

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    J. Barcelos-Neto & S. M. de Souza

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Barcelos-Neto, J., de Souza, S.M. Geometric quantization of topological gauge theories. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 66, 315–319 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01496606

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