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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 GG, we present an explicit construction of an S1\mathbb{S}^1-gerbe over the differentiable stack [G/G][G/G] in the framework of S1\mathbb{S}^1-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 GG is compact, simple, and simply connected, the Dixmier--Douady class of the resulting gerbe is the canonical generator of HG3(G,Z){\rm H}^3_G(G,\mathbb Z).

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@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

R2 v1 2026-07-01T08:56:40.747Z