Topology of fiber bundles

Date

2014-08-06

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Publisher

Kansas State University

Abstract

This report introduces the fiber bundles. It includes the definitions of fiber bundles such as vector bundles and principal bundles, with some interesting examples. Reduction of the structure groups, and covering homotopy theorem and some specific computation using obstruction classes, Cech cohomology, Stiefel-Whitney classes, and first Chern classes are included.

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Keywords

Introduction to Fiber Bundles, obstruction theory from characteristic class, 1st SW class and 1st Chern class

Graduation Month

August

Degree

Master of Science

Department

Department of Mathematics

Major Professor

David R. Auckly

Date

2014

Type

Thesis

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