Mathai–Quillen formalism

In mathematics, the Mathai–Quillen formalism is an approach to topological quantum field theory introduced by Atiyah and Jeffrey (1990), based on the Mathai–Quillen form constructed in Mathai and Quillen (1986).

References

• Atiyah, Michael Francis; Jeffrey, L. (1990), "Topological Lagrangians and cohomology", Journal of Geometry and Physics 7 (1): 119–136, doi:10.1016/0393-0440(90)90023-V, ISSN 0393-0440, MR 1094734 
• Blau, Matthias (1993), "The Mathai-Quillen formalism and topological field theory", Journal of Geometry and Physics 11 (1): 95–127, doi:10.1016/0393-0440(93)90049-K, ISSN 0393-0440, MR 1230422 
• Mathai, Varghese; Quillen, Daniel (1986), "Superconnections, Thom classes, and equivariant differential forms", Topology. An International Journal of Mathematics 25 (1): 85–110, doi:10.1016/0040-9383(86)90007-8, ISSN 0040-9383, MR 836726