Localization of Equivariant Cohomology - Introductory and Expository Remarks

Abstract

We present a brief introduction to the Berline-Vergne localization formula which expresses the integral of an equivariant cohomology class as a sum over zeros of a vector field to which that class is related.

AMSTeX file, 14 pages; paper submitted for the Proceedings book of the Conference: Geometrical Aspects of Quantum Fields(17-22 April 2000, State University of Londrina, Parana-Brazil)

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