How Long to Read Geometry of Characteristic Classes

How Long Does it Take to Read Geometry of Characteristic Classes?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 23 minutes to read Geometry of Characteristic Classes by Shigeyuki Morita

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Description

Characteristic classes are central to the modern study of the topology and geometry of manifolds. They were first introduced in topology, where, for instance, they could be used to define obstructions to the existence of certain fiber bundles. Characteristic classes were later defined (via the Chern-Weil theory) using connections on vector bundles, thus revealing their geometric side. In the late 1960s new theories arose that described still finer structures. Examples of the so-called secondary characteristic classes came from Chern-Simons invariants, Gelfand-Fuks cohomology, and the characteristic classes of flat bundles. The new techniques are particularly useful for the study of fiber bundles whose structure groups are not finite dimensional. The theory of characteristic classes of surface bundles is perhaps the most developed. Here the special geometry of surfaces allows one to connect this theory to the theory of moduli space of Riemann surfaces, i.e., Teichmüller theory. In this book Morita presents an introduction to the modern theories of characteristic classes.

How long is Geometry of Characteristic Classes?

Geometry of Characteristic Classes by Shigeyuki Morita is 202 pages long, and a total of 50,904 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Geometry of Characteristic Classes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Geometry of Characteristic Classes aloud.

What Reading Level is Geometry of Characteristic Classes?

Geometry of Characteristic Classes is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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