This book provides an introduction to topological quantum field theory as well as discrete gauge theory with quantum groups. In contrast to much of the existing

This text provides a framework for describing and organizing the basic forces of nature and the interactions of subatomic particles. A detailed and self-contain

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The principles of gauge symmetry and quantization are fundamental to modern understanding of the laws of electromagnetism, weak and strong subatomic forces and