Second Chern class

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Second_Chern_class
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Characteristic_class
gptkbp:appliesTo Complex vector bundle
gptkbp:cohomologyClass H^4(X, Z)
gptkbp:degree 4
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:First_Chern_class
Euler class
gptkbp:hasInvariant gptkb:Vector_bundle
gptkbp:hasSubfield gptkb:Algebraic_topology
gptkb:Differential_geometry
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Shiing-Shen_Chern
gptkbp:isAlgebraicInvariant true
gptkbp:isTopologicalInvariant true
gptkbp:notation c_2
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Chern_classes
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:gauge_theory
gptkb:Topology
gptkb:Algebraic_geometry
gptkb:string_theory
Mathematical physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chern_class
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Chern class