On the naturality of the Mathai-Quillen formula

DOI10.1556/SSCMATH.46.2009.2.1065MaRDI QIDQ3076869zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Gyula Lakos

Publication date 25 February 2011

Published in Studia Scientiarum Mathematicarum Hungarica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0610597

zbMATH Keywords

Gaussian integralsWick formulaThom formMathai-Quillen formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Connections (general theory) (53C05) Characteristic classes and numbers in differential topology (57R20) Differential forms in global analysis (58A10)

Abstract: We give an alternative proof for the Mathai-Quillen formula for a Thom form using its natural behaviour with respect to fiberwise integration. We also study this phenomenon in general context.

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