ArticleOriginal scientific text
Title
Quantum classifying spaces and universal quantum characteristic classes
Authors 1
Affiliations
- Instituto de Matematicas, UNAM, Area de la Investigacion Cientifica, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, México DF, CP 04510, Mexico
Abstract
A construction of the noncommutative-geometric counterparts of classical classifying spaces is presented, for general compact matrix quantum structure groups. A quantum analogue of the classical concept of the classifying map is introduced and analyzed. Interrelations with the abstract algebraic theory of quantum characteristic classes are discussed. Various non-equivalent approaches to defining universal characteristic classes are outlined.
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Pages:
315-327
Main language of publication
English
Published
1997
Exact and natural sciences