Descrição
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.
Detalhes do Livro
Formato
Capa dura
Páginas
237 páginas
Idioma
Inglês
Publicado
mar 18, 2004
Editora
Springer
Edições
4 edições
ISBN-10
038720430X
ISBN-13
9780387204307