Construction and examples of higher gauge theories
Abstract
We provide several examples of higher gauge theories, constructed as generalizations of a BF model to 2BF and 3BF models with constraints. Using the framework of higher category theory, we introduce appropriate 2-groups and 3-groups, and construct the actions for the corresponding constrained 2BF and 3BF theories. In this way, we can construct actions which describe the correct dynamics of Yang-Mills, Klein-Gordon, Dirac, Weyl, and Majorana fields coupled to Einstein-Cartan gravity. Each action is naturally split into a topological sector and a sector with simplicity constraints. The properties of the higher gauge group structure opens up a possibility of a nontrivial unification of all fields.
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@article{arxiv.2005.09404,
title = {Construction and examples of higher gauge theories},
author = {Tijana Radenkovic and Marko Vojinovic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.09404},
year = {2020}
}
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26 pages, contribution to the MPHYS10 2019 conference proceedings