On the global 2-holonomy for a 2-connection on a 2-bundle

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2017.03.008zbMATH Open1366.53037arXiv1512.08680OpenAlexW2258487184MaRDI QIDQ2628386FDOQ2628386

Wei Wang

Publication date: 1 June 2017

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A crossed module constitutes a strict $2$-groupoid $mathcalG$ and a $mathcalG$-valued cocycle on a manifold defines a $2$-bundle. A $2$-connection on this $2$-bundle is given by a Lie algebra $mathfrakg$ valued $1$-form $A$ and a Lie algebra $mathfrakh$ valued $2$-form $B$ over each coordinate chart together with $2$-gauge transformations between them, which satisfy the compatibility condition. Locally, the path-ordered integral of $A$ gives us the local $1$-holonomy, and the surface-ordered integral of $(A,B)$ gives us the local $2$-holonomy. The transformation of local $2$-holonomies from one coordinate chart to another is provided by the transition $2$-arrow, which is constructed from a $2$-gauge transformation. We can use the transition $2$-arrows and the $2$-arrows provided by the $mathcalG$-valued cocycle to glue such local $2$-holonomies together to get a global one, which is well defined. Namely we give an explicit algorithm for calculating the global $2$-holonomy.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.08680

zbMATH Keywords

2-connection(higher) 2-gauge theory2-bundle2-gauge transformationglobal 2-holonomy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Differential geometric aspects of gerbes and differential characters (53C08) Issues of holonomy in differential geometry (53C29)

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