Central extensions of groups of sections

DOI10.1007/S10455-009-9168-6zbMATH Open1215.53031arXiv0711.3437OpenAlexW3098969613MaRDI QIDQ1039331FDOQ1039331

Karl-Hermann Neeb, Christoph Wockel

Publication date: 27 November 2009

Published in: Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: If q : P -> M is a principal K-bundle over the compact manifold M, then any invariant symmetric V-valued bilinear form on the Lie algebra k of K defines a Lie algebra extension of the gauge algebra by a space of bundle-valued 1-forms modulo exact forms. In the present paper we analyze the integrability of this extension to a Lie group extension for non-connected, possibly infinite-dimensional Lie groups K. If K has finitely many connected components we give a complete characterization of the integrable extensions. Our results on gauge groups are obtained by specialization of more general results on extensions of Lie groups of smooth sections of Lie group bundles. In this more general context we provide sufficient conditions for integrability in terms of data related only to the group K.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.3437

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zbMATH Keywords

central extensiongauge groupLie group bundlegauge algebraLie algebra extensionintegrable Lie algebraLie algebra bundle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special connections and metrics on vector bundles (Hermite-Einstein, Yang-Mills) (53C07) Kac-Moody groups (20G44)

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