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Basic Bundle Theory and K-Cohomology Invariants: With contributions by Siegfried Echterhoff, Stefan Fredenhagen and Bernhard Krötz

By D. Husemöller , M. Joachim , B. Jurčo , M. Schottenloher (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2008
ISBN
9783540749554, 3540749551
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-74956-1
ISSN
0007-8450
LCC
QA612.6 .B37 2008
Open Library ID
OL16795610M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1391154 bytes)
Series
Lecture notes in physics 726
Edition
1
Pages
340\331
Topic
Mathematics Algebra
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Category TheoryHomological Algebra;Mathematical Methods in Physic

Description

Based on several recent courses given to mathematical physics students, this volume is an introduction to bundle theory with the aim to provide newcomers to the field with solid foundations in topological K-theory. A fundamental theme, emphasized in the book, centers around the gluing of local bundle data related to bundles into a global object. One renewed motivation for studying this subject, which has developed for almost 50 years in many directions, comes from quantum field theory, especially string theory, where topological invariants play an important role.

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