Chern Class

Chern Class

In mathematics, in particular in algebraic topology, differential geometry and algebraic geometry, the Chern classes are characteristic classes associated to complex vector bundles.

Chern classes were introduced by Shiing-Shen Chern (1946).

Read more about Chern Class:  The Chern Class of Line Bundles, Properties of Chern Classes

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