Two-dimensional topological quantum field theories and Frobenius algebras

Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 569-587

  Abrams, Lowell ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Category theory; Frobenius algebra; Topological quantum field theory; Two dimensional cobordism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030496076     PISSN: 02182165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218216596000333     Document Type: Article

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