01737nam a2200337 a 4500991003263379707536160728s2014 sz 001 0 eng d9783319070339b14305392-39ule_instBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Matematica e Fisica - Sez. Matematicaeng514.2323AMS 53C08AMS 55N20LC QA3.L28Bär, Christian718154Differential characters / Christian Bär, Christian BeckerCham [Switzerland] :Springer,c2014viii, 187 p. ;24 cmLecture notes in mathematics,0075-8434 ;2112Differential characters and geometric chains ; Relative differential cohomologyProviding 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 physicsAlgebraic topologyGlobal differential geometryBecker, Christianauthorhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut241346Printed edition:9783319070339.b1430539217-11-1628-07-16991003263379707536LE013 53C BAR21 (2014)12013000293530le013pE36.39-l- 01010.i1578744817-11-16Differential characters1410788UNISALENTOle01328-07-16ma -engsz 00