Characteristic classes for G-structures

Abstract: Let

G s u b s e t G L (V)

be a linear Lie group with Lie algebra

f r a k g

and let

A (f r a k g)^{G}

be the subalgebra of

G

-invariant elements of the associative supercommutative algebra

A (f r a k g) = S (f r a k g^{*}) o t i m e s L a (V^{*})

. To any

G

-structure

p i : P o M

with a connection

o m e g a

we associate a homomorphism

m u_{o} m e g a : A (f r a k g)^{G} o O m e g a (M)

. The differential forms

m u_{o} m e g a (f)

for

f i n A (f r a k g)^{G}

which are associated to the

G

-structure

p i

can be used to construct Lagrangians. If

o m e g a

has no torsion the differential forms

m u_{o} m e g a (f)

are closed and define characteristic classes of a

G

-structure. The induced homomorphism

m u'_{o} m e g a : A (g)^{G} o H^{*} (M)

does not depend on the choice of the torsionfree connection

o m e g a

and it is the natural generalization of the Chern Weil homomorphism.

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