A geometric approach to discrete connections on principal bundles (Q2438157)

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A geometric approach to discrete connections on principal bundles
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    A geometric approach to discrete connections on principal bundles (English)
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    10 March 2014
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    The aim of this article is to give a precise definition of a ``discrete connection'' \(\mathcal{A}\), and to analyze some of its basic properties. Two main objects associated to \(\mathcal{A}_d\) are ``the discrete connection form'' and ``the discrete horizontal lift''. An important result is the existence of discrete connections on principal bundles equipped with an adequate Riemannian metric.
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    principal bundle
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    connection
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    discrete dynamical system
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    symmetries
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    reduction
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