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Characteristic Classes (ISBN 9780691081229) is a foundational text in algebraic topology and differential geometry, presenting a rigorous exploration of characteristic classes and their applications to bundles, manifolds, and geometry. This work illuminates how primary and secondary invariants capture subtle global properties, bridging abstract theory with tangible geometric insight.

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The book develops the theory of characteristic classes with a focus on the interplay between topology, geometry, and algebra. It offers a systematic treatment of topics such as Stiefel–Whitney, Chern, and Pontryagin classes, along with their relationships to cobordism, bundle theory, and spectral sequences, all conveyed through clear proofs and insightful examples. Readers encounter both the conceptual framework and practical calculations that reveal how these classes classify real and complex vector bundles over manifolds.

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John Willard Milnor and James D. Stasheff are towering figures in mathematics, renowned for their deep contributions to topology and geometry. Milnor's influential work on differentiable manifolds and exotic spheres, combined with Stasheff's foundational developments in homotopy theory and fiber bundles, coalesced into a work that remains essential for both researchers and students. Their collaboration synthesizes decades of insight into a lucid, authoritative treatment of characteristic classes.

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A precise, accessible, and influential guide to the theory and computation of characteristic classes, connecting abstract topology with geometric intuition and manifold theory.

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Characteristic Classes (ISBN 9780691081229) is a foundational text in algebraic topology and differential geometry, presenting a rigorous exploration of characteristic classes and their applications to bundles, manifolds, and geometry. This work illuminates how primary and secondary invariants capture subtle global properties, bridging abstract theory with tangible geometric insight.

Summary

The book develops the theory of characteristic classes with a focus on the interplay between topology, geometry, and algebra. It offers a systematic treatment of topics such as Stiefel–Whitney, Chern, and Pontryagin classes, along with their relationships to cobordism, bundle theory, and spectral sequences, all conveyed through clear proofs and insightful examples. Readers encounter both the conceptual framework and practical calculations that reveal how these classes classify real and complex vector bundles over manifolds.

About the authors

John Willard Milnor and James D. Stasheff are towering figures in mathematics, renowned for their deep contributions to topology and geometry. Milnor's influential work on differentiable manifolds and exotic spheres, combined with Stasheff's foundational developments in homotopy theory and fiber bundles, coalesced into a work that remains essential for both researchers and students. Their collaboration synthesizes decades of insight into a lucid, authoritative treatment of characteristic classes.

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A precise, accessible, and influential guide to the theory and computation of characteristic classes, connecting abstract topology with geometric intuition and manifold theory.

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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780691081229
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0691081220
Hardcover
Paperback
Publishing year: 1974
Publisher: Princeton University Press
340 Pages
Weight: 0,476 kg
Language: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 0691081220

ISBN - alternate spelling:
0-691-08122-0, 978-0-691-08122-9
Alternate spelling and related search-keywords:
Book author: stein, elias, hopf, heinz, stasheff milnor james john, chern, pontrjagin, bernoulli
Book title: annals mathematics, class, viewpoint morse, characteristic classes

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