The basic bundle gerbe on unitary groups

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2008.07.006MaRDI QIDQ955122zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Danny Stevenson, Michael K. Murray

Publication date 18 November 2008

Published in Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3464

zbMATH Keywords

unitary groupsconnectionholomorphic functional calculusbundle gerbes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Functional calculus for linear operators (47A60) Generalizations of fiber spaces and bundles in algebraic topology (55R65)

Abstract: We consider the construction of the basic bundle gerbe on SU(n) introduced by Meinrenken and show that it extends to a range of groups with unitary actions on a Hilbert space including U(n), diagonal tori and the Banach Lie group of unitary operators differing from the identity by an element of a Schatten ideal. In all these cases we give an explicit connection and curving on the basic bundle gerbe and calculate the real Dixmier-Douady class. Extensive use is made of the holomorphic functional calculus for operators on a Hilbert space.

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