On the global 2-holonomy for a 2-connection on a 2-bundle

DOI10.1016/j.geomphys.2017.03.008zbMath1366.53037arXiv1512.08680OpenAlexW2258487184MaRDI QIDQ2628386

Wei Wang

Publication date: 1 June 2017

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.08680

zbMATH Keywords

2-connection(higher) 2-gauge theory2-bundle2-gauge transformationglobal 2-holonomy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Issues of holonomy in differential geometry (53C29) Differential geometric aspects of gerbes and differential characters (53C08)

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Atiyah sequence and gauge transformations of a principal 2-bundle over a Lie groupoid ⋮ Connections on decorated path space bundles ⋮ Gauge transformations for categorical bundles ⋮ Adjusted parallel transport for higher gauge theories

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