Re: Correspondence between TQFT and state sum models?

Rafael Borowiecki writes: Is there a correspondence in general between TQFTs and state sum models? There should be a correspondence between *extended* TQFTs and state sum models. The theory of extended TQFTs is only beginning to be developed, so this expected correspondence has not yet been proved. I recommend taking a look at this paper: Jacob Lurie On the Classification of Topological Field Theories http://arxiv.org/abs/0905.0465 Best, jb