Extended Cartan homotopy formula for higher Chern-Simons-Antoniadis-Savvidy theory
We consider extended Cartan homotopy formula (ECHF) for higher gauge theory. Firstly, we construct an oriented simplex based on 2-connections and present differential and integral forms of the higher ECHF. Then, we study the higher Chern-Simons-Antoniadis-Savvidy (ChSAS) theory and prove that the higher ECHF can reproduce the higher Chern-Weil theorem and give higher triangle equation. We finally conclude from the higher ECHF that a higher transgression form can be written as the difference of two higher ChSAS forms minus an exact form.
Authors
- Danhua Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7388-1724)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Letters B
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139471
- Primary Topic
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China