Authors
Citation
M. Datta, A note on Pontrjagin forms, P AM MATH S, 128(12), 2000, pp. 3723-3729
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00029939
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Volume
128
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3723 - 3729
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9939(2000)128:12<3723:ANOPF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Let P be a principal O(2m) bundle over a manifold M of dimension 4m, and le
t p be its m-dimensional Pontrjagin class. In this paper, we aim at answeri
ng the following question: Which representatives of the class p can be real
ised as the Pontrjagin form of some connection on P?.