Higgs fields, bundle gerbes and string structures

Murray, M.K. and Stevenson, D. (2003) Higgs fields, bundle gerbes and string structures. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 243(3), pp. 541-555. (doi: 10.1007/s00220-003-0984-4)

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Abstract

We use bundle gerbes and their connections and curvings to obtain an explicit formula for a de Rham representative of the string class of a loop group bundle. This is related to earlier work on calorons.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Stevenson, Dr Daniel
Authors: Murray, M.K., and Stevenson, D.
Subjects:Q Science > QA Mathematics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Journal Name:Communications in Mathematical Physics
Journal Abbr.:Commun. Math. Phys.
ISSN:0010-3616
ISSN (Online):1432-0916
Published Online:19 February 2004

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