Mathai-Quillen's Thom form and the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem (Q2732370)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1623622
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1623622 |
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12 August 2002
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Riemannian manifold
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Euler characteristic
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Thom form
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Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem
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Mathai-Quillen's Thom form and the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem (English)
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In this expository paper, Mathai-Quillen's construction of Thom forms is explained. The proof of the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern formula, based on this construction, is also presented.
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