Cochains in 2-TQFT

Abstract

John C.Baez reinterpreted 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional topological quantum field theories (abbreviated as 2-TQFT and 3-TQFT) in "A prehistory of n-categorical physics"[JC11]. Inspired by his idea, this paper utilizes cochains to prove some properties of 2-TQFT and 3-TQFT. We also prove that cochains form an $A_{\infty }$ algebra under certain conditions.

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