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Chern–Simons Action on a Finite Point Space

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We apply Connes' noncommutative geometry to a finite point space. The explicit Chern–Simons action on this finite point space is obtained.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Paraná, C. P. 019081, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Liangzhong Hu & Adonai S. Sant'Anna

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Hu, L., Sant'Anna, A.S. Chern–Simons Action on a Finite Point Space. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 43, 1461–1467 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IJTP.0000048630.44410.0e

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