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Chern class

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of characteristic classes associated with complex vector bundles, with applications in physics, string theory, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences, topology

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History

Etymology

Introduced by Shiing-Shen Chern (1946).