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gr-qc1995★ 26 cited
Skein spaces and spin structures
John W. Barrett
This paper relates skein spaces based on the Kauffman bracket and spin structures. A spin structure on an oriented 3-manifold provides an isomorphism between the skein space for pa…
gr-qc1995★ 58 cited
Quantum Gravity as Topological Quantum Field Theory
John W. Barrett
The physics of quantum gravity is discussed within the framework of topological quantum field theory. Some of the principles are illustrated with examples taken from theories in wh…