Algebraic connections on parallel universes

Abstract

For any manifold $M$, we introduce a $\ZZ $-graded differential algebra $\Xi$, which, in particular, is a bi-module over the associative algebra $C(M\cup M)$. We then introduce the corresponding covariant differentials and show how this construction can be interpreted in terms of Yang-Mills and Higgs fields. This is a particular example of noncommutative geometry. It differs from the prescription of Connes in the following way: The definition of $\Xi$ does not rely on a given Dirac-Yukawa operator acting on a space of spinors.

10 pages, CPT-93/PE 2947

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