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We obtain a generalization, for a general compact almost complex manifold, of the well-known K\"{a}hler (or Hodge) identities for K\"{a}hler manifolds involving the commutators of the exterior differential and the Lefschetz operator and its…

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We provide a brief overview on the application of the exterior calculus of differential forms to the ab initio formulation of field theories on random simplicial lattices. In this framework, discrete analogues of the exterior derivative and…

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We define an analogue of the Dirac operator for the degenerate affine Hecke-Clifford algebra. A main result is to relate the central characters of the degenerate affine Hecke-Clifford algebra with the central characters of the Sergeev…

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In this paper we introduce a wide class of space-fractional and time-fractional semidiscrete Dirac operators of L\'evy-Leblond type on the semidiscrete space-time lattice $h\mathbb{Z}^n\times[0,\infty)$ ($h>0$), resembling to fractional…

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The aim of the present paper is to introduce the notion of first order (supersymmetric) Dirac operators on discrete and metric (``quantum'') graphs. In order to cover all self-adjoint boundary conditions for the associated metric graph…

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We elaborate on the interpretation of some mixed finite element spaces in terms of differential forms. First we develop a framework in which we show how tools from algebraic topology can be applied to the study of their cohomological…

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Discrete versions of the Laplace and Dirac operators haven been studied in the context of combinatorial models of statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. In this paper we introduce several variations of the Laplace and Dirac…

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Using the index theory for twisted Dirac operators acting on sections of Lipschitz bundles over non-compact manifolds, we prove Llarull-type comparison results in scalar curvature geometry. They apply to spin Riemannian manifolds with…

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A discrete analogue of the Dirac equation in the Hestenes form is constructed by introduction the Clifford product on the space of discrete forms. We discuss the relation between the discrete Dirac-K\"{a}hler equation and a discrete…

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