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Review of localization in geometry

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-10-25 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Review of localization in geometry: equivariant cohomology, characteristic classes, Atiyah-Bott formula, Atiyah-Singer equivariant index formula, Mathai-Quillen formalism

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@article{arxiv.1608.02954,
  title  = {Review of localization in geometry},
  author = {Vasily Pestun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.02954},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

This is a contribution to the review volume `Localization techniques in quantum field theories' (eds. V. Pestun and M. Zabzine) which contains 17 Chapters. The complete volume is summarized in arXiv:1608.02952 and it can be downloaded at https://arxiv.org/src/1608.02952/anc/LocQFT.pdf or http://pestun.ihes.fr/pages/LocalizationReview/LocQFT.pdf