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| Comments: | 26 pages, 3 figures |
| Subjects: | High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th); Mathematical Physics (math-ph); Algebraic Topology (math.AT); K-Theory and Homology (math.KT) |
| MSC classes: | Primary: 8E50, 81T30, 19L50, Secondary: 55N20, 55R35, 55P62 |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2605.25035 [hep-th] |
| (or arXiv:2605.25035v1 [hep-th] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.25035 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) |
From: Urs Schreiber [view email]
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