P-curvature from a TQFT viewpoint

Paul Seidel

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P-curvature from a TQFT viewpoint

Paul Seidel

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This paper is motivated by the recent discovery, in symplectic topology, of a relation (partly proved, partly conjectural) between quantum connection and quantum Steenrod operations. We introduce an abstract TQFT framework, based on certain features of the definition of deformed symplectic cohomology, in which such a relation holds generally.

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Paul Seidel. 2026-11-05. P-curvature from a TQFT viewpoint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.07943

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