A Generalized ``Surfaceless'' Stokes' Theorem

1993/11/30 by N. Bralic, Bralic, N.
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #alg-geom #gr-qc #hep-th #math.AG

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9311188

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arxiv created 1993/12/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

We derive a generalized Stokes' theorem, valid in any dimension and for arbitrary loops, even if self intersecting or knotted. The generalized theorem does not involve an auxiliary surface, but inherits a higher rank gauge symmetry from the invariance under deformations of the surface used in the conventional formulation.

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