An invitation to higher gauge theory

DOI10.1007/s10714-010-1070-9zbMath1225.83001arXiv1003.4485OpenAlexW1989247595WikidataQ62443408 ScholiaQ62443408MaRDI QIDQ639906

John Huerta, John C. Baez

Publication date: 11 October 2011

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.4485

zbMATH Keywords

categorystring2-categorygerbehigher gauge theory2-group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Supergravity (83E50) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-02) Special relativity (83A05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Lie algebras of linear algebraic groups (17B45) Einstein-Maxwell equations (83C22)

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