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One Loop Approximation of the Chern–Simons Integral

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It is proven that the one loop approximation of the Wilson line integral in a perturbative SU(2) Chern–Simons theory is localized around the critical point in the large level.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Saga University, Saga, 840, Japan

    Itaru Mitoma

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Mitoma, I. One Loop Approximation of the Chern–Simons Integral. Acta Applicandae Mathematicae 63, 253–274 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010700609625

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