#math.dg

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Localization and Diagonalization: A review of functional integral techniques for low-dimensional gauge theories and topological field theories. (arXiv:hep-th/9501075)

We review localization techniques for functional integrals which have recently been used to perform calculations in and gain insight into the structure of certain topological field theories and low-dimensional gauge theories. These are the functional integral counterparts of the Mathai-Quillen formalism, the Duistermaat-Heckman theorem, and the Weyl integral formula respectively. In each case, we first introduce the necessary mathematical background (Euler classes of vector bundles, equivariant cohomology, topology of Lie groups), and describe the finite dimensional integration formulae. We then discuss some applications to path integrals and give an overview of the relevant literature. The applications we deal with include supersymmetric quantum mechanics, cohomological field theories, phase space path integrals, and two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory. arXiv:hep-th/9501075.

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Hamilton-Jacobi Diffieties. (arXiv:1104.0162 [math.DG])

Diffieties formalize geometrically the concept of differential equation. We introduce and study Hamilton-Jacobi diffieties. They are finite dimensional subdiffieties of a given diffiety and appear to play a special role in the field theoretic version of the geometric Hamilton-Jacobi theory. arXiv:1104.0162 [math.DG]

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Lecture Notes in Lie Groups. (arXiv:1104.1106 [math.DG])

These lecture notes in Lie Groups are designed for a 1--semester third year or graduate course in mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry or biology. This landmark theory of the 20th Century mathematics and physics gives a rigorous foundation to modern dynamics, as well as field and gauge theories in physics, engineering and biomechanics. The only necessary background for comprehensive reading of these notes are calculus and linear algebra.

arXiv:1104.1106 [math.DG]

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Diffusion determines the compact manifold. (arXiv:1104.1012 [math.AP])

We provide a short proof for the theorem that two compact Riemannian manifolds are isomorphic if and only there exists an order isomorphism which intertwines between the heat semigroups on the manifolds.

arXiv:1104.1012 [math.AP]

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Undergraduate Lecture Notes in De Rham-Hodge Theory. (arXiv:0807.4991 [math.DG])

These lecture notes in the De Rham-Hodge theory are designed for a 1-semester undergraduate course (in mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry or biology). This landmark theory of the 20th Century mathematics gives a rigorous foundation to modern field and gauge theories in physics, engineering and physiology. The only necessary background for comprehensive reading of these notes is Green's theorem from multivariable calculus.

arXiv:0807.4991 [math.DG]

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Khovanov Homology And Gauge Theory. (arXiv:1108.3103 [math.GT])

In these notes, I will sketch a new approach to Khovanov homology of knots and links based on counting the solutions of certain elliptic partial differential equations in four and five dimensions. The equations are formulated on four and five-dimensional manifolds with boundary, with a rather subtle boundary condition that encodes the knots and links. The construction is formally analogous to Floer and Donaldson theory in three and four dimensions. It was discovered using quantum field theory arguments but can be described and understood purely in terms of classical gauge theory. (Based on a lecture at the conference Low-Dimensional Manifolds and High-Dimensional Categories, University of California at Berkeley, June 2011).

arXiv:1108.3103 [math.GT]

[arsphysica]

"This is the original paper appeared in the book "Elliptic and Parabolic Methods in Geometry (Minneapolis, MN,1994), A K Peters, Wellesley, MA, (1996)" (p.1-16), except with a few minor modifications as described at the end of the paper (on p.14). Due to frequent requests for the article, we decided to post it on the arXiv."

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"For the cotangent bundle $T^{*}K$ of a compact Lie group $K$, we study the complex-time evolution of the vertical tangent bundle and the associated geometric quantization Hilbert space $L^{2}(K)$ under an infinite-dimensional family of Hamiltonian flows. For each such flow, we construct a generalized coherent state transform (CST), which is a unitary isomorphism between $L^{2}(K)$ and a certain weighted $L^{2}$-space of holomorphic functions. For a particular set of choices, we show that this isomorphism is naturally decomposed as a product of a Heisenberg-type evolution (for complex time $-\tau$) within $L^{2}(K)$, followed by a polarization--changing geometric quantization evolution (for complex time $+\tau$). In this case, our construction yields the usual generalized Segal--Bargmann transform of Hall. We show that the infinite-dimensional family of Hamiltonian flows can also be understood in terms of Thiemann's "complexifier" method (which generalizes the construction of adapted complex structures). We will also investigate some properties of the generalized CSTs, and discuss how their existence can be understood in terms of Mackey's generalization of the Stone-von Neumann theorem."