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Quasi-quantum groups as internal symmetries of topological quantum field theories

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We show that every topological quantum field theory (understood as a functor) has an associated quasi-quantum group of internal symmetries.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, CB3 9EW, Cambridge, U.K.

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Majid, S. Quasi-quantum groups as internal symmetries of topological quantum field theories. Lett Math Phys 22, 83–90 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00405171

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