\(S^1\)-bundles and gerbes over differentiable stacks. (Q1871497)
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\(S^1\)-bundles and gerbes over differentiable stacks. (English)
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23 September 2003
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The authors construct the Dixmier-Douady class of an \(S^1\)-central extension of a Lie groupoid. It takes its value in the third cohomology group of the simplicial manifold naturally associated with a Lie groupoid. The construction is based on the analogy with the construction of the first Chern class in terms of the curvature of a line bundle.
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gerbes
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stacks
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Lie groupoids
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curvature
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characteristic classes
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