Holographic Action for the Self-Dual Field

摘要: We revisit the construction of self-dual field theory in 4l+2 dimensions using Chern-Simons 4l+3 dimensions, building on work Witten. Careful quantization reveals all topological subtleties associated with partition function, including generalization choice spin structure needed to define theory. write function for arbitrary torsion background charge, and presence sources. show how this approach leads formulation an action principle field.