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The multi-degree of coverings on Lie groups

Algebraic Topology 2020-01-23 v1 Mathematical Physics Algebraic Geometry math.MP

Abstract

We associate to each covering map of simple Lie groups a sequence of integers, called the multi-degree of the covering; extend Schubert calculus to evaluate the invariant; and apply the results to solve two outstanding topological problems arising from the studies of the Wess-Zumino-Witten models and the topological Gauge theories. The main tool in our approach is the Chow rings of Lie groups, introduced by Grothendieck in 1958.

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@article{arxiv.2001.07978,
  title  = {The multi-degree of coverings on Lie groups},
  author = {Haibao Duan and Siye Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.07978},
  year   = {2020}
}

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