Generalised connections and curvature
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The concept of generalised (in the sense of Colombeau) connection on a principal fibre bundle is introduced. This definition is then used to extend results concerning the geometry of principal fibre bundles to those that only have a generalised connection. Some applications to singular solutions of Yang-Mills theory are given. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): Primary: 46T30; secondary: 46F30, 53B20.
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