01825nam a2200361 a 4500991003265549707536m o d cr cnu|||unuuu160801s2014 sz 001 0 eng d9783319070346b14305744-39ule_instBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Matematica e Fisica - Sez. Matematicaeng514.2323AMS 53C08AMS 55N20LC QA3.L28Bär, Christian718154Differential characters[e-book] / Christian Bär, Christian BeckerCham [Switzerland] :Springer,20141 online resource (viii, 187 pages)Lecture Notes in Mathematics,1617-9692 ;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:9783319070339http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-07034-6An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web.b1430574403-03-2201-08-16991003265549707536Differential characters1410788UNISALENTOle01301-08-16m@ -engsz 00