Chern–Simons forms on principal superfiber bundles
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 31 (1) , 45-54
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.528826
Abstract
A graded Weil homomorphism is defined for principal superfiber bundles and the related transgression (or Chern–Simons) forms are introduced. As an example of the application of these concepts, a ‘‘superextension’’ of the Dirac monopole is discussed.Keywords
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