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hep-th2009★ 10 cited
2-Group Representations for Spin Foams
Aristide Baratin, Derek K. Wise
Just as 3d state sum models, including 3d quantum gravity, can be built using categories of group representations, "2-categories of 2-group representations" may provide interesting…
math.DG2009★ 56 cited
Symmetric Space Cartan Connections and Gravity in Three and Four Dimensions
Derek K. Wise
Einstein gravity in both 3 and 4 dimensions, as well as some interesting generalizations, can be written as gauge theories in which the connection is a Cartan connection for geomet…