A bigraded version of the Weil algebra and of the Weil homomorphism for Donaldson invariants. Elementary algebra and cohomology behind the Baulieu-Singer approach to Witten's topological Yang-Mills quantum field theory

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-30

  Dubois Violette, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Characteristic classes; Gauge group; Weil algebra

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010050015     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0393-0440(95)00019-4     Document Type: Article

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