Abstract
We quantise a Poisson structure on Hn+2g, where H is a semidirect product group of the form G × g*. This Poisson structure arises in the combinatorial description of the phase space of Chern-Simons theory with gauge group G ? g* on R × Sg,n, where Sg,n is a surface of genus g with n punctures. The quantisation of this Poisson structure is a key step in the quantisation of Chern-Simons theory with gauge group G × g*. We construct the quantum algebra and its irreducible representations and show that the quantum double D(G) of the group G arises naturally as a symmetry of the quantum algebra. © 2002 International Press.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1003-1042 |
Number of pages | 40 |
Journal | Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2003 |