A gauge-invariant discrete analog of the Yang-Mills equations on a double complex

Abstract

An intrinsically defined gauge-invariant discrete model of the Yang-Mills equations on a combinatorial analog of $\Bbb{R}^4$ is constructed. We develop several algebraic structures on the matrix-valued cochains (discrete forms) that are analogs of objects in differential geometry. We define a combinatorial Hodge star operator based on the use of a double complex construction. Difference self-dual and anti-self-dual equations will be given. In the last section we discus the question of generalizing our constructions to the case of a 4-dimensional combinatorial sphere