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Chern class

Chern class noun: any of a group of characteristic classes associated with complex vector bundles, with applications in physics, string theory, etc.

Noun

Chern class (plural Chern classes)

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

Forms of Chern class

pluralChern classes

Origin of Chern class

Introduced by Shiing-Shen Chern (1946).

Questions about Chern class

What does Chern class mean?
Chern class means any of a group of characteristic classes associated with complex vector bundles, with applications in physics, string theory, etc.
What part of speech is Chern class?
Chern class is a noun.
What is the plural of Chern class?
The plural of Chern class is Chern classes.

Words near Chern class in the dictionary

  1. chermids
  2. chermoula
  3. chermoulas
  4. Chermside
  5. Chern
  6. Chern class
  7. Chern classes
  8. Chern-Simons theory
  9. Chernekoff
  10. Chernekoffs
  11. chernetid

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