arXiv · math/0312274
The Maslov Gerbe
Abstract
Let Lag(E) be the grassmannian of lagrangian subspaces of a complex symplectic vector space E. We construct a Maslov class which generates the second integral cohomology of Lag(E), and we show that its mod 2 reduction is the characteristic class of a flat gerbe with structure group Z_2. We explain the relation of this gerbe to the well-known flat Maslov line bundle with structure group Z_4 over the real lagrangian grassmannian, whose characteristic class is the mod 4 reduction of the real Maslov class.
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Alan Weinstein. 2003-12-13. The Maslov Gerbe. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-004-0342-2
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