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Publication date: 18 September 1992

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quantum field theory de Rham cohomology gauge theory characteristic classes general relativity homology groups index theorems homotopy groups anomalies in gauge theories Polyakov's string theory

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Special connections and metrics on vector bundles (Hermite-Einstein, Yang-Mills) (53C07) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to differential geometry (53-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to manifolds and cell complexes (57-01) Quantum field theory; related classical field theories (81Txx) General relativity (83Cxx)

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