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Gauge theory on graphs

Combinatorics 2023-05-18 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

In this paper, we provide the notions of connection 11-forms and curvature 22-forms on graphs. We prove a Weitzenb\"ock formula for connection Laplacians in this setting. We also define a discrete Yang-Mills functional and study its Euler-Lagrange equations.

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@article{arxiv.2211.17195,
  title  = {Gauge theory on graphs},
  author = {Shuhan Jiang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.17195},
  year   = {2023}
}

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24 pages,4 figures

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