ArticleOriginal scientific text
Title
On topological invariants of vector bundles
Authors 1
Affiliations
- Institute of Mathematics, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 57, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
Abstract
Let E → W be an oriented vector bundle, and let X(E) denote the Euler number of E. The paper shows how to calculate X(E) in terms of equations which describe E and W.
Keywords
vector bundles, characteristic classes
Bibliography
- M. W. Hirsch, Differential Topology, Springer, New York 1976.
- Z. Szafraniec, The Euler characteristic of algebraic complete intersections, J. Reine Angew. Math. 397 (1989), 194-201.
Pages:
295-301
Main language of publication
English
Received
1990-10-05
Accepted
1991-11-04
Published
1992
Exact and natural sciences