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• CommentRowNumber1.
• CommentAuthorUrs
• CommentTimeAug 6th 2011
• (edited Jan 3rd 2013)
• CommentRowNumber2.
• CommentAuthorUrs
• CommentTimeAug 6th 2011

added the definition to higher dimensional Chern-Simons theory. Not done yet, but have to interrupt now.

• CommentRowNumber3.
• CommentAuthorUrs
• CommentTimeAug 7th 2011

I have added discussion of why the abelian Chern-Simons action is nontrivial precisely in dimensions $(4k+3)$ for $k \in \mathbb{N}$.

Then I vaguely indicated the holographically related self-dual theories for the first few values of $k$

• $(k = 0)$: 3d CS / 2d string

• $(k=1)$: 7d CS / 6d fivebrane

• $(k=2)$: 11d CS / space-filling 9-brane of type II

• CommentRowNumber4.
• CommentAuthorUrs
• CommentTimeJan 3rd 2013
• (edited Jan 3rd 2013)

I started working on making this cluster of entries all exist and have content:

But I got bogged down a bit with working on all the cross links. Now my battery is dying…