HIGHER BUNDLE GERBES AND COHOMOLOGY CLASSES IN GAUGE-THEORIES

Authors
CAREY AL MURRAY MK WANG BL
Citation
Al. Carey et al., HIGHER BUNDLE GERBES AND COHOMOLOGY CLASSES IN GAUGE-THEORIES, Journal of geometry and physics, 21(2), 1997, pp. 183-197
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Method, Physical Science",Mathematics,"Physycs, Mathematical
Journal title
Journal of geometry and physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03930440
Volume
21
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
183 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0393-0440(1997)21:2<183:HBGACC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The notion of a higher bundle gerbe is introduced to give a geometric realisation of the higher degree integral cohomology of certain manifo lds. We consider examples using the infinite-dimensional spaces arisin g in gauge theories.