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A topological quantum field theory (or topological field theory or TQFT) is a quantum field theory which computes topological invariants.

A topological quantum field theory (or topological field theory or TQFT) is a quantum field theory which computes topological invariants.

It's related to knot theory and the theory of four-manifolds in algebraic topology, and to the theory of moduli spaces in algebraic geometry in mathematics.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_quantum_field_theory for more complete information.

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How to show associativity in 2Cob follows from Frobenius relation

I am working through the book "Frobenius Algebras and 2D TQFTs" and am stuck on an exercise: Show that the Frobenius relations and the (co)unit relations imply the (co)associativity relations. It's obvious topologically, but I have tried…