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The fermionic integral on loop space and the Pfaffian line bundle.

Authors :
Hanisch, Florian
Ludewig, Matthias
Source :
Journal of Mathematical Physics. Dec2022, Vol. 63 Issue 12, p1-26. 26p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

As the loop space of a Riemannian manifold is infinite-dimensional, it is a non-trivial problem to make sense of the "top degree component" of a differential form on it. In this paper, we show that a formula from finite dimensions generalizes to assign a sensible "top degree component" to certain composite forms, obtained by wedging with the exponential (in the exterior algebra) of the canonical presymplectic 2-form on the loop space. This construction is a crucial ingredient for the definition of the supersymmetric path integral on the loop space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00222488
Volume :
63
Issue :
12
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
161087404
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0060355