Basic Bundle Theory and K-Cohomology Invariants

Download or read book Basic Bundle Theory and K-Cohomology Invariants written by Dale Husemöller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on several recent courses given to mathematical physics students, this volume is an introduction to bundle theory. It aims 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, comes from quantum field theory, where topological invariants play an important role.