2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/59043This thesis reviews the theory of bundle gerbes and then examines the higher dimensional notion of a bundle 2-gerbe. The notion of a bundle 2-gerbe connection and 2-curving are introduced and it is shown that there is a class in $H^{4}(M;\Z)$ associated to any bundle 2-gerbe.PhD thesis, 153 pagesDifferential GeometryMathematical Physics55R65; 18D05text