11 citations · 16 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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gr-qc1997★ 11 cited
On the Classical Limit of the Balanced State Sum
L. Crane, D. N. Yetter
The purpose of this note is to make several advances in the interpretation of the balanced state sum model by Barrett and Crane in gr-qc/9709028 as a quantum theory of gravity. Fir…
hep-th1994★ 5 cited
On Algebraic Structures Implicit in Topological Quantum Field Theories
L. Crane, D. Yetter
We show that reasonably well behaved 3d and 4D TQFts must contain certain algebraic structures. In 4D, we find both Hopf categories and trialgebras.