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Definition of trace in topological BF-theories
This is a question for mathematicians. I am not asking how I can think of tr. I am literally only asking if my precise mathematical defintion is correct. Thats all.
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Definition of trace in topological BF-theories
Okay thank you very much for your comments. But still, this is not really my question. My question has nothing to do with Killing forms at all. I just wanted to know if the term "$\mathrm{tr}(B\wedge F[A])$" above is defined as $\mathrm{tr}(\alpha\wedge\beta)\vert_{U}:=\sum_{a,b=1}^{\mathrm{dim}(G)}(\alpha^{a}\wedge\beta^{b})\langle e_{a},e_{b}\rangle_{\mathrm{Ad}(P)}$, where $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_{\mathrm{Ad}(P)}$ is the induced bundle metric from the given inner product $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_{\mathfrak{g}}$. Thats all I want to know...
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Definition of trace in topological BF-theories
Sorry, maybe I should ask more precisely: I am asking if my precise definition of $\mathrm{tr}(\cdot\wedge\cdot):\Omega^{d-2}(\mathcal{M},\mathrm{Ad}(P))\times\Omega^{2}(\mathcal{M},\mathrm{Ad}(P))\to\Omega^{d}(\mathcal{M})$ above using the induced bundle metric, local frames, ect. is correct in this very general setting, where $G$ does not need to be a simple Lie group and hence $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle$ does not need to be a Killing form...
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Definition of trace in topological BF-theories
Yes, that is clear that $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle$ is proportional to the Killing form, but is the rest also correct?
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Relations between $3j$-symbols and intertwiners
Thank you very much for your answer and for providing some references!
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Relations between $3j$-symbols and intertwiners
Okay, great! Thank you again!
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Relations between $3j$-symbols and intertwiners
Okay, thank you very much for your answer. So, to understand correctly, $I_{j_{1}j_{2}}^{j_{3}}$ in your notation is the (unique up to multiple) intertwiner of the form $I_{j_{1}j_{2}}^{j_{3}}:V_{j_{3}}\to V_{j_{2}}\otimes V_{j_{2}}$ and hence, using your formula, the matrix coefficients of this intertwiner are exactly given by $(-1)^{-j_{1}+j_{2}+m_{3}}\sqrt{2j_{3}+1}$ times the $3j$-symbol?
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Relations between $3j$-symbols and intertwiners
Sorry, maybe I should add the definition of the Clebsch-Gordon coefficients...$J$ are the eigenvalues of the "total spin" appearing in the definition of the Clebsch-Gordon coefficients...
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