Elliptic Genera, Transgression and Loop Space Chern-Simons Forms

Transgression on Hyperkähler Manifolds and Generalized Higher Torsion Forms

We propose a generalization of the Hodge $dd_c$-lemma to the case of hyperkähler manifolds. As an application of this result we derive the global construction of the fourth order transgression of the Chern character forms of hyperholomorphic bundles over compact hyperkähler manifolds. At the second part of the paper we consider the fourth order transgression for the infinite dimensional bundle arising from local families of hyperkähler manifolds. We propose a local construction of the fourth order transgression of the Chern character form. We derive an explicit expression for arising hypertors…

Double transgressions and Bott-Chern duality

We present a general framework for obtaining currential double transgression formulas on complex manifolds which can be seen as manifestations of Bott-Chern Duality. These results complement on one hand the simple transgression formulas obtained by Harvey -Lawson and on the other hand the double transgression formulas of Bismut-Gillet-Soulé. Among the applications we mention a Gysin isomorphism for Bott-Chern cohomology, an abstract Poincaré-Lelong formula for sections of holomorphic and Hermitian vector bundles implying Andersson's generalization of the standard Poincaré-Lelong, a Bott-Chern …

A loop group extension of the odd Chern character

We show that the universal odd Chern form, defined on the stable unitary group $U$, extends to the loop group $LU$ in a way that is closed with respect to an equivariant-type differential. This provides an odd analogue to the Bismut-Chern form. We also describe the associated transgression form, the so-called Bismut-Chern-Simons form, and explicate some properties it inherits as a differential form on the space of maps of a cylinder into the stable unitary group. As a corollary, we obtain the Chern character homomorphism from odd K-theory to the periodic cohomology of the free loop space, repr…

Vertical flows and a general currential homotopy formula

We generalize some of the results of Harvey, Lawson and Latschev about transgression formulas. The focus here is on flowing forms via vertical vector fields, especially Morse-Bott-Smale vector fields. We prove a very general transgression formula including also a version covering non-compact situations. Among applications, we completely answer a question of Quillen, construct the Maslov spark, give a very short proof of a refined Chern- Gauss-Bonnet theorem, and reprove some theorems of Nicolaescu and Getzler. A discussion about odd Chern-Weil theory is also included.

轨形（Orbifold）的环化

Cyclification of Orbifolds

本文在凝聚高阶拓扑斯理论中将轨形环化严格构造为模叠上的基变换，证明Ganter/Huan扩展惯性群胚是其模型，并应用于ADE-轨形等变Tate-椭圆上同调的扭曲及其与椭圆M5-膜亏格的联系。

Analytical index and eta forms for Dirac operators with one-dimensional kernel over a hypersurface

We generalize the transgression formula for the eta form of Bismut, Cheeger and Berline, Getzler, Vergne for vertical Dirac operators on a fibre bundle with odd dimensional fibres where the Dirac operators have locally at most one eigenvalue of multiplicity one crossing zero transversally.

A theory of characteristic currents associated with a singular connection

This note announces a general construction of characteristic currents for singular connections on a vector bundle. It develops, in particular, a Chern-Weil-Simons theory for smooth bundle maps $α: E \rightarrow F$ which, for smooth connections on $E$ and $F$, establishes formulas of the type $$ ϕ\ = \ \text{\rm Res}_ϕΣ_α + dT. $$ Here $ϕ$ is a standard charactersitic form, $\text{Res}_ϕ$ is an associated smooth ``residue'' form computed canonically in terms of curvature, $Σ_α$ is a rectifiable current depending only on the singular structure of $α$, and $T$ is a canonical, functorial transgres…

关于模形式与广义反常消去公式2的注记

A note on modular forms and generalized anomaly cancellation formulas 2

本文推广了(a,b)型消去公式至偶数维黎曼流形，并通过超渡得到奇数维流形上具有模性的特征形式。

Zeta Forms and the Local Family Index Theorem

For a smooth family F of admissible elliptic pseudodifferential operators with differential form coefficients associated to a geometric fibration of manifolds M--> B we show that there is a natural zeta-form z(F,s) and zeta-determinant- form det(F) in the de-Rham algebra of smooth differential forms, generalizing the classical single operator spectral zeta function and determinant. In the case where F is the curvature of a superconnection the zeta form is exact, extending to families the Atiyah-Bott-Seeley zeta function formula for the pointwise index, and equivalent to the transgression formu…

环空间上的 Clifford 代数丛

The Clifford Algebra Bundle on Loop Space

本文在 Riemann 流形的光滑环空间上构造超 von Neumann 代数型 Clifford 丛，并证明其平凡性受第二 Stiefel–Whitney 类和第一分数 Pontrjagin 类超度阻碍。

Cheeger-Chern-Simons theory and differential String classes

We introduce certain relative differential characters which we call Cheeger-Chern-Simons characters. These combine the well-known Cheeger-Simons characters with Chern-Simons forms. In the same way as the Cheeger-Simons characters generalize Chern-Simons invariants of oriented closed manifolds, the Cheeger-Chern-Simons characters generalize Chern-Simons invariants of oriented manifolds with boundary. Using Cheeger-Chern-Simons characters, we introduce the notion of differential trivializations of universal characteristic classes. Specializing to the class 1/2 $p_1 \in H^4(B\mathrm{Spin}_n;\math…

The caloron correspondence and higher string classes for loop groups

We review the caloron correspondence between $G$-bundles on $M \times S^1$ and $ΩG$-bundles on $M$, where $ΩG$ is the space of smooth loops in the compact Lie group $G$. We use the caloron correspondence to define characteristic classes for $ΩG$-bundles, called string classes, by transgression of characteristic classes of $G$-bundles. These generalise the string class of Killingback to higher dimensional cohomology.

Chern-Simons forms for R-linear connections on Lie algebroids

The Chern-Simons forms for R-linear connections on Lie algebroids are considered. A generalized Chern-Simons formula for such R-linear connections is obtained. We it apply to define Chern character and secondary characteristic classes for R-linear connections of Lie algebroids.

Remarks on Chern-Simons Theory

In the late 1980s Witten used the Chern-Simons form of a connection to construct new invariants of 3-manifolds and knots, recovering in particular the Jones invariants. Since then the associated topological quantum field theory (TQFT) has served as a key example in understanding the structure of TQFTs in general. We survey some of that structure with a particular focus on the "multi-tier" aspects. We discuss general axioms, generators-and-relations theorems, a priori constructions, dimensional reduction and K-theory, and Chern-Simons as a 0-1-2-3 theory. An appendix gives a lightening treatmen…

一般仿射群上的Chern-Simons场论、3d引力与Cartan联络的延拓

Chern-Simons field theory on the general affine group, $3d$-gravity and the extension of Cartan connections

该研究从几何力学角度探究结构群为一般仿射群时3d引力与Chern-Simons场论的对应，通过推广Cartan联络下的联络延拓约化概念，建立了主纤维丛上Chern-Simons型变分问题与常规理论的关联。

Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequalities for analytic and Morse-Bott functions on Banach spaces

We prove several abstract versions of the Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequality for an analytic functional on a Banach space that generalize previous abstract versions of this inequality, weakening their hypotheses and, in particular, the well-known infinite-dimensional version of the gradient inequality due to Lojasiewicz proved by Simon (1983). We also prove that the optimal exponent of the Lojasiewicz-Simon gradient inequality is obtained when the functional is Morse-Bott, improving on similar results due to Chill (2003, 2006), Haraux and Jendoubi (2007), and Simon (1996). In our article ar…