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Atiyah sequence and Gauge transformations of a principal $2$-bundle over a Lie groupoid (2107.13747v2)

Published 29 Jul 2021 in math.DG, math-ph, math.CT, and math.MP

Abstract: In this paper, a notion of a principal $2$-bundle over a Lie groupoid has been introduced. For such principal $2$-bundles, we produced a short exact sequence of VB-groupoids, namely, the Atiyah sequence. Two notions of connection structures viz. strict connections and semi-strict connections on a principal $2$-bundle arising respectively, from a retraction of the Atiyah sequence and a retraction up to a natural isomorphism have been introduced. We constructed a class of principal $\mathbb{G}=[G_1\rightrightarrows G_0]$-bundles and connections from a given principal $G_0$-bundle $E_0\rightarrow X_0$ over $[X_1\rightrightarrows X_0]$ with connection. An existence criterion for the connections on a principal $2$-bundle over a proper, \'etale Lie groupoid is proposed. The action of the $2$-group of gauge transformations on the category of strict and semi-strict connections has been studied. Finally we noted an extended symmetry of the category of semi-strict connections.

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