Introduces generalized principal bundles and connections, linking them to standard gauge theories.
problem Generalized principal bundles and connections in field theories.
method Local coordinate transformation laws and horizontal lifts.
result Generalized principal connections are associated to Lie group fiber bundle connections.
Characterizes group connections on group bundles.
problem Understanding connections on group bundles.
method Characterizes connections as affine spaces and uses the Ambrose-Singer theorem.
result Group connections form an affine space over cocycles.
The study examines connections and their curvatures on different types of bundles.
problem Understanding connections and curvatures on various bundle types.
method Analysis of connections and curvatures on fiber, principal, and vector smooth bundles.
result Investigations into the relationships between connections and curvatures on different bundle types.
Theory of smooth relative connections on quiver bundles developed.
problem Existence of smooth relative connections over quiver bundles.
method Developed a theory over RQ on smooth twisted quiver bundles, provided obstructions and necessary/sufficient conditions. result Established a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of smooth relative connections on tree-type quiver bundles.
Proves existence of flat connection on theta functions for G-bundles.
problem Existence of flat connections on nonabelian theta functions for G-bundles.
method Proves existence of a flat projective connection on nonabelian theta functions on moduli space of parabolic G-bundles.
result Existence of a flat projective connection on nonabelian theta functions for parabolic G-bundles.
Investigates connections in Lie group bundles, focusing on geometric reduction.
problem Geometric reduction of gauge field theories.
method Definition and analysis of equivariant connections in Lie group bundles.
result Provides conditions for the existence and properties of equivariant connections.
New dHYM connections found on complex vector bundles.
problem Existence of dHYM connections on higher rank vector bundles.
method Constructing explicit non-trivial examples and providing algebraic conditions.
result First explicit non-trivial dHYM connections on higher rank holomorphic vector bundles.
We study the existence of a natural `linearisation' process for generalised connections on an affine bundle. It is shown that this leads to an affine generalised connection over a prolonged bundle, which is the analogue of what is called a connection of Berwald type in the standard theory of connections. Various new in…
Defines connections on parabolic vector bundles for Lie algebroids.
problem Characterizing parabolic vector bundles with Lie algebroid connections.
method Constructs Lie algebroid connections on parabolic vector bundles, uses Atiyah exact sequence.
result Characterizes stable Lie algebroid vector bundles with connections.
Graded bundles are a particularly nice class of graded manifolds and represent a natural generalisation of vector bundles. By exploiting the formalism of supermanifolds to describe Lie algebroids we define the notion of a weighted A-connection on a graded bundle. In a natural sense weighted A-connections are adapte…
Explains linearizing a nonlinear connection on a pullback bundle.
problem Clarifying the geometric meaning of linearized connections.
method Fiberwise linear approximation of a vector bundle connection.
result Clarifies the geometric meaning of linearized connections.
Higher-order tangent bundles have geometric structures compatible with their iterated bundle structure.
problem Connection towers and Sasaki metrics on higher-order tangent bundles
method Introduce the notion of a connection tower and study the geometric structures induced by such towers.
result Connection towers determine multiconnections, adapted splittings, and canonical vector bundle structures.
Study compares bundles with connections to prehomogeneous geometries.
problem Comparing bundle structures to prehomogeneous geometries.
method Analyzes fibered manifolds, jet bundles, and nonlinear PDEs.
result Identifies similarities and differences between bundle structures and prehomogeneous geometries.
Logarithmic connections on principal bundles over normal varieties are studied.
problem Existence and properties of logarithmic connections on principal bundles over normal varieties.
method Introducing logarithmic connections, showing equivalence to covariant derivatives, and proving existence conditions.
result Existence of logarithmic connections on principal bundles over normal varieties is equivalent to certain conditions on the associated vector bundles and adjoint bundles.
Study Lie algebroid connections on principal bundles over complex projective varieties.
problem Existence and properties of Lie algebroid connections on principal bundles.
method Definition and study of Lie algebroid valued connections on holomorphic principal G-bundles, investigation of existence criteria.
result Investigation of criteria for existence of Lie algebroid connections on principal G-bundles over smooth complex projective curves.
Study of generalized vector bundles and their geometric tools.
problem Extension of differential geometric tools to infinite dimensional vector bundles.
method Analysis of automorphisms, frame bundle, connection 1-forms, and covariant derivatives in diffeological vector pseudo-bundles.
result Non-isomorphism between connection 1-forms and covariant derivatives in infinite dimensional cases.
Develops topological concepts for Morrey-Sobolev bundles in high dimensions.
problem Lack of continuity in transition maps for Morrey-Sobolev bundles.
method Introduces topological isomorphism classes and uses connection-oriented approach.
result Derives approximability results for bundles and connections in Morrey-Sobolev setting.
We construct a connection and a curving on a bundle gerbe associated with lifting a structure group of a principal bundle to a central extension. The construction is based on certain structures on the bundle, i.e. connections and splittings. The Deligne cohomology class of the lifting bundle gerbe with the connection a…
Universal connection constructed using diffeology theory.
problem Natural connection on bundles of paths on manifolds.
method Diffeological construction of Singer's universal connection.
result Functorial equivalence between holonomy categories and diffeological bundle-connection pairs.
Given a complex manifold M equipped with a holomorphic action of a connected complex Lie group G, and a holomorphic principal H--bundle EH over X equipped with a G--connection h, we investigate the connections on the principal H--bundle EH that are (strongly) adapted to h. Examples are provided by…
Constructs covariant derivatives for Ehresmann connections.
problem Developing a method for covariant derivatives in fibre bundles.
method Introducing a vertical endomorphism to construct covariant derivatives on vertical and horizontal distributions.
result Covariant derivatives can be constructed separately on vertical and horizontal distributions and then glued together.
Local connection forms provide a very useful tool for handling connections on principal bundles, because they ignore any complexities of the total space and, essentially, involve only two fundamental features of the structure group, namely the adjoint representation and the left (logarithmic) differential. The main res…
A linear connection is associated to a nonlinear connection on a vector bundle by a linearization procedure. Our definition is intrinsic in terms of vector fields on the bundle. For a connection on an affine bundle our procedure can be applied after homogenization and restriction. Several applications in Classical Mech…
Study on hermitian Yang-Mills connections on blown-up manifolds.
problem Analyzing hermitian Yang-Mills connections on blown-up Kähler manifolds.
method Investigates connections for pullback vector bundles under specific conditions.
result Provides numerical criterion for convergence of hermitian Yang-Mills connections.
Develops theory of d-holomorphic connections on Klein surfaces.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on theory development.
method Constructs Atiyah exact sequence for d-holomorphic bundles and provides existence criterion.
result Established theory of d-holomorphic connections and existence criterion.
Discrete connections on abelian Lie groups bundles are studied.
problem Understanding discrete connections on abelian Lie group principal bundles.
method Formalized discrete connections as singular cochains and proved a discrete holonomy formula.
result Discrete connections on abelian Lie group bundles have properties similar to continuous connections.
New theory connects non-abelian bundle gerbes to abelian ones.
problem Challenges in extending higher gauge theory beyond fake-flat sector.
method Developed a comprehensive theory of adjusted connections on non-abelian bundle gerbes.
result Established a new coordinate-independent formulation of lifting theorem.
Paper introduces Atiyah sequence for Lie groupoids and studies gauge transformations.
problem Defining connections on principal 2-bundles over Lie groupoids.
method Introduced Atiyah sequence, defined strict and semi-strict connections, constructed gauge transformations.
result Existence criterion for connections on principal 2-bundles over proper, étale Lie groupoids.
Criterion for Lie algebroid connections on compact Riemann surfaces.
problem Finding conditions for Lie algebroid connections on compact Riemann surfaces.
method Analyzing stable holomorphic vector bundles and their connections.
result Necessary and sufficient condition for Lie algebroid connections on compact Riemann surfaces.
We develop an alternative view on the concept of connections over a vector bundle map, which consists of a horizontal lift procedure to a prolonged bundle. We further focus on prolongations to an affine bundle and introduce the concept of affineness of a generalised connection.
Study connections on complex Riemann surfaces for Lie algebroid structures.
problem Investigating connections on holomorphic Lie algebroid structures on Riemann surfaces.
method Analyzing equivariant holomorphic Lie algebroid connections on holomorphic principal bundles over compact Riemann surfaces.
result Every holomorphic principal G-bundle admits an equivariant holomorphic Lie algebroid connection under certain conditions.
The paper contains a review on the general connection theory on differentiable fibre bundles. Particular attention is paid to (linear) connections on vector bundles. The (local) representations of connections in frames adapted to holonomic and arbitrary frames is considered.
Criterion found for Lie algebroid connections on parabolic bundles.
problem Conditions for parabolic vector bundles to have Lie algebroid connections.
method Necessary and sufficient condition based on Lie algebroid structure.
result Found criterion for existence of parabolic Lie algebroid connections.
Let M be a simply connected Riemannian symmetric space, with at most one flat direction. We show that every Riemannian (or unitary) vector bundle with parallel curvature over M is an associated vector bundle of a canonical principal bundle, with the connection inherited from the principal bundle. The problem of finding…
Defines connections for singularly foliated bundles.
problem Understanding connections in bundles with singular foliations.
method Introduces connections compatible with singular foliations, defines holonomy groupoids.
result Holonomy groupoids of trivial bundles are quotients of Androulidakis-Skandalis groupoids.
A diffeological connection on a diffeological vector pseudo-bundle is defined just the usual one on a smooth vector bundle; this is possible to do, because there is a standard diffeological counterpart of the cotangent bundle. On the other hand, there is not yet a standard theory of tangent bundles, although there are …
From a certain strongly equivariant bundle gerbe with connection and curving over a smooth manifold on which a Lie group acts, we construct under some conditions a bundle gerbe with connection and curving over the quotient space. In general, the construction requires a choice, and we can consequently obtain distinct st…
The article describes canonical metrics on holomorphic fibre bundles.
problem Existence of canonical metrics on isotrivial Kähler fibrations.
method Induced from Hermite--Einstein connections on holomorphic principal bundles.
result Existence of optimal symplectic connections when principal bundles are polystable.
Develops a unified theory of Yang-Mills and GR using generalized principal bundles.
problem Combining Yang-Mills theories and General Relativity into a single framework.
method Using generalized principal bundle theory, the authors develop a new approach to field theories.
result Recover General Relativity within the framework of generalized principal connections.
A generalised notion of connection on a fibre bundle E over a manifold M is presented. These connections are characterised by a smooth distribution on E which projects onto a (not necessarily integrable) distribution on M and which, in addition, is `parametrised' in some specific way by a vector bundle map from a presc…
The study preserves positive Ricci curvature on connected sums of fibre bundles.
problem Preserving positive Ricci curvature on connected sums of fibre bundles.
method Lifting core metrics along general fibre bundles and applying to specific spaces.
result All classes in the torsion-free oriented bordism ring can be represented by connected manifolds of positive Ricci curvature.
Study hermitian Yang-Mills connections on pullback bundles for holomorphic submersions.
problem Investigate hermitian Yang-Mills connections on pullback bundles for holomorphic submersions.
method Obtain a criterion for the existence of hermitian Yang-Mills connections on pullback bundles, using intersection numbers on the base.
result Determine conditions under which pullback bundles of stable or unstable bundles remain stable or unstable for adiabatic classes.
Around 1923, Elie Cartan introduced affine connections on manifolds and definedthe main related concepts: torsion, curvature, holonomy groups. He discussed applications of these concepts in Classical and Relativistic Mechanics; in particular he explained how parallel transport with respect to a connection can be relate…
New approach to principal groupoid bundles with connections using dg-Lie groupoids.
problem Developing a new perspective on principal bundles with connections.
method Using dg-Lie groupoids and additional adjustment data for Lie groupoids.
result Adjusted connections provide a global formulation of curved Yang-Mills-Higgs theories.
The paper extends Laplacian spectra approximations to vector bundles.
problem Approximating the spectrum of the connection Laplacian.
method Extending the graph connection Laplacian to vector bundles and proving spectrum approximation.
result The spectrum of the extended operator approximates the spectrum of the connection Laplacian.
Paper develops a unified framework for Lie algebroid connections on various bundles.
problem Unified framework for Lie algebroid connections on vector and principal bundles.
method Generalized Atiyah algebroid structure and its short exact sequence.
result Explicit constructions of Atiyah classes for Lie algebroid connections.
The theory of frames normal for general connections on differentiable bundles is developed. Links with the existing theory of frames normal for covariant derivative operators (linear connections) in vector bundles are revealed. The existence of bundle coordinates normal at a given point and/or along injective horizonta…
A method constructs tractor conformal bundles for spacelike submanifolds in Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Characterize conditions for a tractor conformal bundle to be standard and normal.
method Introduce a canonical construction of a tractor conformal bundle and characterize conditions for it to be standard and normal.
result Characterizes conditions for a tractor conformal bundle to be standard and normal.