Skip to main content

All Questions

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
23 votes
1 answer
4k views

The Dedekind eta function in physics

This interesting little fellow (a nice introduction is the video "Mock Modular Forms are Everywhere" by Cheng and Felder) popped up in some operator algebra (Witt / Virasoro Lie algebra) I ...
5 votes
0 answers
145 views

cohomology ring of stable configuration spaces

Let $M$ be a compact Riemannian manifold without boundary. Distinct $k$-points $x_1,\cdots,x_k\in M$ are called stable if the potential energy given by coulomb forces among $k$ electrons reaches ...
Shi Q.'s user avatar
  • 543
3 votes
0 answers
141 views

Which is the number of independent components of a flat spin connection in a 4 dimension Weitzenböck spacetime?

A spin connection $A_{ab\mu}=-A_{ba\mu}$ has 24 components. The number of independent components for a flat spin connection can be counted by subtracting the constrains set by the condition of null ...
asierzm's user avatar
  • 51