Higher gauge theory—differential versus integral formulation

DOI10.1063/1.1790048zbMath1071.53011arXivhep-th/0309173OpenAlexW3106527119WikidataQ125992943 ScholiaQ125992943MaRDI QIDQ4833521

Florian Girelli, Hendryk Pfeiffer

Publication date: 15 December 2004

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0309173

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special connections and metrics on vector bundles (Hermite-Einstein, Yang-Mills) (53C07) Categorical structures (18D99)

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