A geometric view of the Chern character

2012/02/13 by Florin Dumitrescu, Dumitrescu, Florin
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #53C05 #57R20 #Advanced Operator Algebra Research #Algebraic Topology (math.AT) #Algebraic and Geometric Analysis #Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #math.AT #math.DG #msc:53C05 #msc:57R20

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1202.2719

5 pages

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Abstract

In this note we show that the Chern character form of a superconnection is obtained via the parallel transport of the superconnection along superpaths, by restriction to the universal superpoint path.

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