AbstractsMathematics

Constructions with bundle gerbes / Stuart Johnson.

by Stuart (Stuart James) Johnson




Institution: University of Adelaide
Department:
Year: 2002
Keywords: Algebra, Homological.; Fiber bundles (Mathematics)
Record ID: 1071814
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21885


Abstract

This thesis develops the theory of bundle gerbes and examines and number of useful constructions in this theory. These allow us to gain a greater insight into the structure of bundle gerbes and related objects. Furthermore they naturally lead to some interesting applications in physics.