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supergeometry

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Idea

Supergeometry is the (higher) geometry over the base topos on superpoints modeled on the canonical line object in there.

As ordinary differential geometry studies spaces – smooth manifolds – that locally look like vector spaces, supergeometry studies spaces – supermanifolds – that locally look like super vector spaces.

As ordinary algebraic geometry studies spaces – schemes – that locally look like affine spaces, supergeometry studies superscheme?s.

From the point of view of noncommutative geometry, the supergeometry is a very mild special case of noncommutativity in geometry: some coordinates commute, some anticommute.

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