Differential Cohomology

Arun Debray

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-95703-8.00216-0

Differential Cohomology

Arun Debray

Mathematics

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Abstract

We give an overview of differential cohomology from the point of view of algebraic topology. This includes a survey of several different definitions of differential cohomology groups, a discussion of differential characteristic classes, an introduction to differential generalized cohomology theory, and some applications in physics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, Second Edition
Subtitle of host publication	Volumes 1-5
Pages	V4:232-V4:244
Volume	1-5
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323957069
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95703-8.00216-0
State	Published - Jan 1 2024

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Keywords

Cheeger-Simons differential characters
Chern-Weil theory
Deligne cohomology
Differential cohomology

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General Mathematics

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