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An observable for nonabelian, higher-dimensional forms is introduced, its properties are discussed and its expectation value in BF theory is described. This is shown to produce potential and genuine invariants of higher-dimensional knots.
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A.S.C. acknowledges partial support of SNF Grant No. 20-63821.00
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Cattaneo, A., Rossi, C. Wilson Surfaces and Higher Dimensional Knot Invariants. Commun. Math. Phys. 256, 513–537 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-005-1339-0
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