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Dupont, Johan L.

Curvature and Characteristic Classes [electronic resource] / by Johan L. Dupont. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1978. - XII, 180 p. online resource. - Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 640 0075-8434 ; . - Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 640 .

Differential forms and cohomology -- Multiplicativity. The simplicial de rham complex -- Connections in principal bundles -- The chern-weil homomorphism -- Topological bundles and classifying spaces -- Simplicial manifolds. The chern-weil homomorphism for BG -- Characteristic classes for some classical groups -- The chern-weil homomorphism for compact groups -- Applications to flat bundles -- Errata.

ISBN: 9783540359142

Standard No.: 10.1007/BFb0065364 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematics.
Mathematics.
Mathematics, general.

LC Class. No.: QA1-939

Dewey Class. No.: 510