Topology, Geometry and Gauge fields Interactions
With the precise definitions in hand, one can, for example, fully identify magnetic charge and instanton number with the Chern numbers of the bundles on which the charge and instanton live, and uncover the obstruction to the existence of a spinor structure in the form of the second Stiefel-Whitney c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2011 |
| Series: | Applied Mathematical Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Geometrical Background
- Physical Motivation
- Frame Bundles and Spacetime
- Differential Forms and Integration Introduction
- de Rham Cohomology Introduction
- Characteristic Classes
- Appendix
- References
- Symbols
- Index