Topological field theories in 2 dimensions

  • Constantin Teleman

    University of California, Berkeley, USA
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Abstract

We discuss a formality result for 2-dimensional topological field theories which are based on a semi-simple Frobenius algebra: namely, when sufficiently constrained by structural axioms, the complete theory is determined by the Frobenius algebra and the grading information. The structural constraints apply to Gromov–Witten theory of a variety whose quantum cohomology is semi-simple. Some open questions about semi-simple field theories are mentioned in the final section.