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Chern-Simons as a geometrical setup for three-dimensional gauge theories

V. E. R. Lemes, C. Linhares de Jesus, S. P. Sorella, L. C. Q. Vilar, O. S. Ventura

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Three-dimensional Yang-Mills gauge theories in the presence of the Chern-Simons action are seen as being generated by the pure topological Chern-Simons term through nonlinear covariant redefinitions of the gauge field.

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Key concepts: Chern–Simons theory, Covariant transformation, Gauge theory, Gauge (firearms), Gauge covariant derivative, Physics, Mathematical physics, Action (physics)