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Coalgebra Gauge Theory

q-alg 2009-10-30 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We develop a generalised gauge theory in which the role of gauge group is played by a coalgebra and the role of principal bundle by an algebra. The theory provides a unifying point of view which includes quantum group gauge theory, embeddable quantum homogeneous spaces and braided group gauge theory, the latter being introduced now by these means. Examples include ones in which the gauge groups are the braided line and the quantum plane.

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@article{arxiv.q-alg/9602022,
  title  = {Coalgebra Gauge Theory},
  author = {T. Brzezinski and S. Majid},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-alg/9602022},
  year   = {2009}
}

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32 pages, LaTeX, uses epsf