Characteristic Classes. (Am-76), Volume 76

by James D. Stasheff and John Milnor

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691081220
• ISBN13: 9780691081229
• Release Date: August 1974
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"