Beschrijving
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 geometry: 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.
Boekdetails
Formaat
Kindle
Pagina's
240 pagina's
Taal
Engels
Gepubliceerd
Aug 23, 2012
Uitgever
Springer
Edities
4 editions
ISBN-10
0387218262
ISBN-13
9780387218267