Basic bundle theory and K-Cohomology invariants

Basic bundle theory and K-Cohomology invariants

المؤلف
D. Husemöller, M. Joachim, B. Jurčo, …
سنة النشر
2008
الناشر
Springer
لغة الملف
انكليزي
نوع الملف
Book
تصنيف الكتاب
Physics

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.


الكلمات المفتاحية: Physics and Astronomy / Cohomology / D-branes / K-Cohomology / Algebra / Category theory / Fibre bundles / Mathematical physics / Ring theory / Topological invariant / Category Theory, Homological Algebra / Mathematical methods in Physics