02/04/2014, 16:00 — 17:00 — Sala P4.35, Pavilhão de Matemática
Aleksandar Mikovic, Universidade Lusófona and Grupo de Física Matemática
2-BF Theories
We will describe 2-BF topological field theories, which are
categorical generalization of the BF theories. We will also explain
how to construct invariants of manifolds by using 2-BF theory path
integrals.
References
- João Faria Martins, Aleksandar Mikovic,. Lie crossed modules and
gauge-invariant actions for 2-BF theories. Adv. Theor. Math.
Phys. Volume 15, Number 4, 1059-1084 (2011).
- Aleksandar Mikovic, Marko Vojinovic, Poincaré 2-group and quantum
gravity,. Class. Quant. Grav. 29, 165003 (2012).


