On Wilson loops in Abelian Chern-Simons theories

T. H. Hansson; A. Karlhede; M. Roček

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(89)91015-0

On Wilson loops in Abelian Chern-Simons theories

T. H. Hansson
, A. Karlhede
, M. Roček

Institute for Theoretical Physics

Stony Brook University

Stockholm University

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We comment on different ways to define expectation values of Wilson loops in gauge theories of the Chern-Simons type, and show that by adding a kinetic term for the gauge field one is naturally led to Polyakov's spin factor, rather than the topological invariants studied by Witten.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-94
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	225
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(89)91015-0
State	Published - Jul 13 1989

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