Some remarks on the Gribov ambiguity (Q1247602)

The author studies the quotient map of the set of all connections of a principal bundle over the 4-sphere with compact non-abelian Lie structure group by the action of the gauge group. He proves that this map has no section, showing that the ambiguity exhibited by \textit{V. N. Gribov} [Instability of non-abelian gauge theories and impossibility of choice of Coloumb gauge. SLAC Translation 176 (1977)] for the Coulomb gauge occurs in all the gauges. The techniques used involve an approximation theorem and computations of homotopy groups of the gauge and related groups. For Gribov's article see \url{http://www.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-wrap/getdoc/slac-trans-0176.pdf}.