Differential cohomology in a cohesive infinity-topos

U Schreiber - arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.7930, 2013 - arxiv.org
We formulate differential cohomology and Chern-Weil theory--the theory of connections on
fiber bundles and of gauge fields--abstractly in the context of a certain class of higher …

Notes on generalized global symmetries in QFT

E Sharpe - Fortschritte der Physik, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
It was recently argued that quantum field theories possess one‐form and higher‐form
symmetries, labelled 'generalized global symmetries.'In this paper, we describe how those …

Twistorial cohomotopy implies Green–Schwarz anomaly cancellation

D Fiorenza, H Sati, U Schreiber - Reviews in Mathematical Physics, 2022 - World Scientific
We characterize the integral cohomology and the rational homotopy type of the maximal
Borel-equivariantization of the combined Hopf/twistor fibration, and find that subtle relations …

Principal -bundles: general theory

T Nikolaus, U Schreiber, D Stevenson - Journal of Homotopy and Related …, 2015 - Springer
The theory of principal bundles makes sense in any ∞∞-topos, such as the ∞∞-topos of
topological, of smooth, or of otherwise geometric ∞∞-groupoids/∞∞-stacks, and more …

Higher geometry in physics

L Alfonsi - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.07308, 2023 - arxiv.org
This survey article is an invited contribution to the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics,
2nd edition. We provide an accessible overview on relevant applications of higher and …

[图书][B] The Character Map in Non-abelian Cohomology: Twisted, Differential, and Generalized

D Fiorenza, H Sati, U Schreiber - 2024 - World Scientific
To set the scene, we begin here by reviewing basics of homotopy theory via model category
theory [Quillen (1967)](review in [Hovey (1999)][Hirschhorn (2003)][Lurie (2009a), A. 2]) and …

Super-Lie n-algebra extensions, higher WZW models and super-p-branes with tensor multiplet fields

D Fiorenza, H Sati, U Schreiber - International Journal of Geometric …, 2015 - World Scientific
We formalize higher-dimensional and higher gauge WZW-type sigma-model local
prequantum field theory, and discuss its rationalized/perturbative description in (super-) Lie …

Higher gauge theory

L Borsten, MJ Farahani, B Jurco, H Kim… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This is an invited survey article on higher gauge theory for the Encyclopedia of Mathematical
Physics, 2nd edition. In particular, we provide a lightning introduction to higher structures …

‐Algebras, the BV Formalism, and Classical Fields: LMS/EPSRC Durham Symposium on Higher Structures in M‐Theory

B Jurčo, T Macrelli, L Raspollini… - Fortschritte der …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We summarise some of our recent works on‐algebras and quasi‐groups with regard to
higher principal bundles and their applications in twistor theory and gauge theory. In …

Twisted Cohomotopy implies M5-brane anomaly cancellation

H Sati, U Schreiber - Letters in Mathematical Physics, 2021 - Springer
We highlight what seems to be a remaining subtlety in the argument for the cancellation of
the total anomaly associated with the M5-brane in M-theory. Then, we prove that this subtlety …