Cobordism hypothesis

In mathematics, the cobordism hypothesis, due to Baez and Dolan,[1] concerns the classification of extended topological quantum field theories (TQFTs). The hypothesis is now a theorem of Jacob Lurie.[2]

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References

  1. John C. Baez, James Dolan, Higher-dimensional Algebra and Topological Quantum Field Theory
  2. Hisham Sati; Urs Schreiber (2011). Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Field Theory and Perturbative String Theory. American Mathematical Soc. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-8218-5195-1.

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