Higher Chern--Simons Theory in $2n+2$ Dimensions for Balanced 2-term $L_{\infty }$-Algebras

Danhua Song, Yibo Wang

We construct a semistrict higher Chern--Simons (HCS) gauge theory in $2n+2$ dimensions associated with balanced 2-term $L_{\infty }$-algebras. Starting from the homotopy Maurer--Carta…