Descrizione
This book offers an introduction to the theory of differentiable manifolds and fiber bundles. It examines bundles from the point of view of metric differential Euclidean bundles, Riemannian connections, curvature, and Chern-Weil theory are discussed, including the Pontrjagin, Euler, and Chern characteristic classes of a vector bundle. These concepts are illustrated in detail for bundles over spheres.
Dettagli del libro
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
237 pagine
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
mar 18, 2004
Editore
Springer
Edizioni
4 edizioni
ISBN-10
038720430X
ISBN-13
9780387204307