Chern class

noun

Any of a group of characteristic classes associated with complex vector bundles, with applications in physics, string theory, etc.

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Meanings

nounChern class (plural Chern classes)

plural Chern classes

  1. geometryAny of a group of characteristic classes associated with complex vector bundles, with applications in physics, string theory, etc.

Origin

Introduced by Shiing-Shen Chern (1946).

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