Comment on Operator Algebra in Chern-Simons Theory on a Torus
C.R. Hagen, E.C.G. Sudarshan
TL;DR
This paper argues that certain phases of Wilson line integrals are not genuine dynamical variables in Chern-Simons theory on a torus, clarifying the role of these phases in the theory.
Contribution
It demonstrates that nonintegrable phases of Wilson lines do not serve as true dynamical variables in Chern-Simons field theory on a torus.
Findings
Nonintegrable phases are not true dynamical variables.
Clarification of Wilson line roles in Chern-Simons theory.
Implications for the understanding of gauge invariance.
Abstract
It is shown that "nonintegrable phases of Wilson line integrals" are not true dynamical variables in Chern-Simons field theory.
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