Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5777848 | Topology and its Applications | 2017 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
The equivalence class of a principal G2-bundle over S4 is classified by the value kâZ of the second Chern class. In this paper we consider the homotopy types of the corresponding gauge groups Gk, and determine the number of homotopy types up to one factor of 2.
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Authors
Daisuke Kishimoto, Stephen Theriault, Mitsunobu Tsutaya,