WhitneySumFormula
P157612
predicate
Indicates that the characteristic class (typically total Chern or Stiefel–Whitney class) of a direct sum of vector bundles equals the cup-product of the characteristic classes of the individual bundles.
Sample triples (1)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Pontryagin classes | p(E⊕F)=p(E)·p(F) ⓘ |