p-form electrodynamics as edge modes of a topological field theory

Oscar Fuentealba, Ricardo Troncoso*

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Abstract

p-form electrodynamics in d ≥ 2 dimensions is shown to emerge as the edge modes of a topological field theory with a precise set of boundary conditions, through the Hamiltonian reduction of its action. Electric and magnetic charges correspond to Noether ones in the topological field theory. For chiral p-forms, the topological action can be consistently truncated, so that the Henneaux-Teitelboim action is recovered from a pure Chern-Simons theory, with a manifestly covariant stress-energy tensor at the boundary. Topologically massive p-form electrodynamics as well as axion couplings are also shown to be described through this mechanism by considering suitable (self-)interaction terms in the topological theory.

Original languageEnglish
Article number136
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2023
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

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  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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