Relative differential characters
Algebraic Topology
2007-05-23 v1 Differential Geometry
Abstract
There are two natural candidates for the group of relative Cheeger-Simons differential characters. The first directly extends the work of Cheeger and Simons and the second extends the description given by Hopkins and Singer of the Cheeger-Simons group as the homology of a certain cochain complex. We discuss both approaches and relate the two relative groups.
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@article{arxiv.math/0408333,
title = {Relative differential characters},
author = {Mark Brightwell and Paul Turner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0408333},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages