Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:logic
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:vector_bundles
principal bundles |
| gptkbp:describes |
gptkb:characteristic_classes
|
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:topology
differential geometry |
| gptkbp:importantFor |
gptkb:gauge_theory
mathematical physics fiber bundle theory |
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1940s
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:André_Weil
gptkb:Shiing-Shen_Chern |
| gptkbp:provides |
differential form representatives for characteristic classes
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Pontryagin_classes
gptkb:Chern_classes gptkb:Stiefel–Whitney_classes gptkb:de_Rham_cohomology Euler class |
| gptkbp:uses |
curvature forms
invariant polynomials |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chern–Simons_form
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chern–Weil theory
|