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A note on characteristic classes
Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, Tome 56 (2006) no. 2, pp. 721-732

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This paper studies the relationship between the sections and the Chern or Pontrjagin classes of a vector bundle by the theory of connection. Our results are natural generalizations of the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem.
This paper studies the relationship between the sections and the Chern or Pontrjagin classes of a vector bundle by the theory of connection. Our results are natural generalizations of the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem.
Classification : 53C05, 53C07, 55R25, 57R20
Keywords: fibre bundle; characteristic class; transgression; Poincaré dual 
Zhou, Jianwei. A note on characteristic classes. Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, Tome 56 (2006) no. 2, pp. 721-732. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/CMJ_2006_56_2_a34/
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