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We study the Gauss constraint of the Chern-Simons theory in presence of sources. We solve this constraint in terms of a matrix-valued gauge connection. The associated holonomies define a representation of the braid group, which commutes with the action of a quantum group.
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Guadagnini, E., Martellini, M., Mintchev, M. (1990). Chern-Simons field theory and quantum groups. In: Doebner, H.D., Hennig, J.D. (eds) Quantum Groups. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 370. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-53503-9_51
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