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Title Basic bundle theory and K-cohomology invariants / D. Husemöller [and others] ; with contributions by Siegfried Echterhoff, Stefan Fredenhagen and Bernhard Krötz
Published Berlin : Springer, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 340 pages) : illustrations
Series Lecture notes in physics, 1616-6361 ; 726
Lecture notes in physics ; 726. 1616-6361
Contents pt. 1. Bundles over a space and modules over an algebra -- pt. 2. Homotopy classification of bundles and cohomology : classifying spaces -- pt. 3. Versions of K-theory and bott periodicity -- pt. 4. Algebra bundles : twisted K-theory -- pt. 5. Gerbes and the three dimensional integral cohomology classes
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Fiber bundles (Mathematics)
K-theory.
Algebra.
algebra.
Physique.
Fiber bundles (Mathematics)
K-theory
Form Electronic book
Author Husemöller, Dale.
ISBN 9783540749561
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9783540749554
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