An Explicit Construction of $\mathbb{S}^1$-Gerbes over the Stack $[G/G]$
Symplectic Geometry
2026-05-01 v2
Abstract
For a compact and connected Lie group , we present an explicit construction of an -gerbe over the differentiable stack in the framework of -central extensions of Lie groupoids. This gives a complete proof of the construction outlined earlier by Behrend--Xu--Zhang, together with an explicit proof of the differential-form identity stated there without proof. In particular, when is compact, simple, and simply connected, the Dixmier--Douady class of the resulting gerbe is the canonical generator of .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2601.05183,
title = {An Explicit Construction of $\mathbb{S}^1$-Gerbes over the Stack $[G/G]$},
author = {Dadi Ni and Kaichuan Qi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.05183},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
27 pages. Revised version: introduction and exposition improved; references updated; main results unchanged