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arxiv: hep-th/0311149 · v1 · submitted 2003-11-17 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

A Relation Between Topological Quantum Field Theory and the Kodama State

Ichiro Oda This is my paper
classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords statetopologicalkodamatheorychern-simonsfieldquantumrelation
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We study a relation between topological quantum field theory and the Kodama (Chern-Simons) state. It is shown that the Kodama (Chern-Simons) state describes a topological state with unbroken diffeomorphism invariance in Yang-Mills theory and Einstein's general relativity in four dimensions. We give a clear explanation of "why" such a topological state exists.

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