Schreiber Zagreb 2026

A talk that I will have given:

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• Urs Schreiber$\;\;$ (on work at CQTS with H. Sati):

  
  

  Higher Gauge Theory via Differential Nonabelian Cohomology

  slides: pdf

  
  

  at 6th Mini Symposium on Physics and Geometry,

  RBI Zagreb, Croatia (25–29 May 2026)

Abstract. An introduction to the global completion of Maxwell-type higher gauge fields (as seen in higher supergravity and on super $p$-branes) by electromagnetic flux quantization in differential nonabelian cohomology, using methods of cohesive homotopy theory. Examples include D/NS brane charge in (unstable) K-theory, M-brane charge in unstable Cohomotopy and geometric engineering of topological quantum order on probe M5-branes.

Based on:

• Flux Quantization

• Flux Quantization on Phase Space

• Flux Quantization on 11D Superspace

• Flux Quantization on M5-Branes

• Flux Quantization on M-Strings

• Complete Topological Quantization of Higher Gauge Fields

• D/NS Brane Charge in unstable K-Theory

• The Character Map in Non-Abelian Cohomology

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