Chen integrals, generalized loops and loop calculus

DOI10.1142/S0217751X94001795MaRDI QIDQ2775249zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors João Nuno Tavares

Publication date 26 February 2002

Published in International Journal of Modern Physics A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9305173

zbMATH Keywords

area derivativeend point derivativegeneralized loopiterated line integralvariational derivative

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Loop groups and related constructions, group-theoretic treatment (22E67) Group structures and generalizations on infinite-dimensional manifolds (58B25) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

Abstract: We use Chen iterated line integrals to construct a topological algebra ${calA}_p$ of separating functions on the {it Group of Loops} $$. ${calA}_p$ has an Hopf algebra structure which allows the construction of a group structure on its spectrum. We call this topological group, the group of generalized loops $$. Then we develope a {it Loop Calculus}, based on the {it Endpoint} and {it Area Derivative Operators}, providing a rigorous mathematical treatment of early heuristic ideas of Gambini, Trias and also Mandelstam, Makeenko and Migdal. Finally we define a natural action of the "pointed" diffeomorphism group $Dif{f}_p(calM)$ on $$, and consider a {it Variational Derivative} which allows the construction of homotopy invariants. This formalism is useful to construct a mathematical theory of {it Loop Representation} of Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity. Figures available by request.

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