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Fractional structures on bundle gerbe modules and fractional classifying spaces

Algebraic Topology 2022-03-29 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We study the homotopy aspects of the twisted Chern classes of torsion bundle gerbe modules. Using Sullivan's rational homotopy theory, we realize the twisted Chern classes at the level of classifying spaces. The construction suggests a notion, which we call fractional U-structure serving as a universal framework to study the twisted Chern classes of torsion bundle gerbe modules from the perspective of classifying spaces. Based on this, we introduce and study higher fractional structures on torsion bundle gerbe modules parallel to the higher structures on ordinary vector bundles.

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@article{arxiv.2203.14439,
  title  = {Fractional structures on bundle gerbe modules and fractional classifying spaces},
  author = {Fei Han and Ruizhi Huang and Varghese Mathai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.14439},
  year   = {2022}
}

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54 pages; comments are very welcome

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