2021
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2109.14278
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4-dimensional Chern-Simons theory and integrable field theories

Sylvain Lacroix

Abstract: These lecture notes concern the semi-holomorphic 4d Chern-Simons theory and its applications to classical integrable field theories in 2d and in particular integrable sigma-models. After introducing the main properties of the Chern-Simons theory in 3d, we will define its 4d analogue and explain how it is naturally related to the Lax formalism of integrable 2d theories. Moreover, we will explain how varying the boundary conditions imposed on this 4d theory allows to recover various occurences of integrable sigm… Show more

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“…In this final section we have outlined some of the many generalisations of the PCM, the PCWZM and the WZW model, their deformations and their duals. A full classification of all integrable sigma models remains an open problem, with more modern formalisms such as those based on affine Gaudin models and higher-dimensional Chern-Simons theories [72,[156][157][158] providing new insights and promising avenues to explore, as discussed in the accompanying review article 'four-dimensional Chern-Simons theory and integrable field theories' by Lacroix [159]. Such new formalisms also have the potential to help investigate the quantum physics of these models, about which much remains to be understood.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this final section we have outlined some of the many generalisations of the PCM, the PCWZM and the WZW model, their deformations and their duals. A full classification of all integrable sigma models remains an open problem, with more modern formalisms such as those based on affine Gaudin models and higher-dimensional Chern-Simons theories [72,[156][157][158] providing new insights and promising avenues to explore, as discussed in the accompanying review article 'four-dimensional Chern-Simons theory and integrable field theories' by Lacroix [159]. Such new formalisms also have the potential to help investigate the quantum physics of these models, about which much remains to be understood.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This paper is organized as follows. In the next section we briefly explain 4D-CS construction of 2D integrable models based on the articles [8,19]. In Sect.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The paper is organized as follows. In the next Section we explain briefly 4d-CS construction of 2d integrable models based on the articles [2,11]. In Section 3 the AHB construction is given following notations from [12,23].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%