Gauge theory on graphs
Abstract
In this paper, we provide the notions of connection 1-forms and curvature 2-forms on graphs. We prove a Weitzenb\"ock formula for connection Laplacians in this setting. We also define a discrete Yang-Mills functional and study its Euler-Lagrange equations.
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