Description
Providing a systematic introduction to differential characters as introduced by Cheeger and Simons, this text describes important concepts such as fiber integration, higher dimensional holonomy, transgression, and the product structure in a geometric manner. Differential characters form a model of what is nowadays called differential cohomology, which is the mathematical structure behind the higher gauge theories in physics.
Book Information
ISBN 9783319070339
Author Christian Bar
Format Paperback
Page Count 187
Imprint Springer International Publishing AG
Publisher Springer International Publishing AG