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Topological polymers: an application of Chern‐Simons field theories
Author(s) -
Ferrari Franco,
Kleinert Hagen,
Lazzizzera Ignazio
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3900(200205)181:1<275::aid-masy275>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - chern–simons theory , statistical mechanics , polymer , field (mathematics) , topology (electrical circuits) , abelian group , theoretical physics , physics , statistical physics , mathematics , pure mathematics , quantum mechanics , gauge theory , nuclear magnetic resonance , combinatorics
After a brief introduction to the statistical mechanics of polymers, it will be shown how abelian topological field theories of the Chern‐Simons type enter naturally in the description of a system of linked polymers, solving the difficulties of previous approaches. A field theoretical model of topological polymers will be presented and some of its physical predictions on the statistical behavior of polymers in a solution will be discussed.