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Quantum Field Theories on an Algebraic Curve

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We formulate quantum field theories on an algebraic curve and outline a 'paradigm' interpreting Ward identities as reciprocity laws.

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Takhtajan, L.A. Quantum Field Theories on an Algebraic Curve. Letters in Mathematical Physics 52, 79–91 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007605903393

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