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On groups of gauge transformations

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Geometrical and Topological Methods in Gauge Theories

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Groups of gauge transformations (gauge groups) are defined in the framework of principal bundles. The gauge group of a trivial bundle is exhibited and the gauge aspect of gravitation is compared to that of Yang-Mills theories.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Warsaw University, Hoza, 69, Warszawa, Poland

    Andrzej Trautman

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J. P. Harnad S. Shnider

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Trautman, A. (1980). On groups of gauge transformations. In: Harnad, J.P., Shnider, S. (eds) Geometrical and Topological Methods in Gauge Theories. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 129. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0024140

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