Characteristic Classes
$347.42
- Paperback
338 pages
- Release Date
28 October 1974
Summary
The theory of characteristic classes provides a meeting ground for the various disciplines of differential topology, differential and algebraic geometry, cohomology, and fiber bundle theory. As such, it is a fundamental and an essential tool in the study of differentiable manifolds. In this volume, the authors provide a thorough introduction to characteristic classes, with detailed studies of Stiefel-Whitney classes, Chern classes, Pontrjagin classes, and the Euler class. Three appendices …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691081229 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691081220 |
| Author: | John Milnor, James D. Stasheff |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 338 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 1974 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Annals of Mathematics Studies |
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