Sheaf Theory
Chern classes are a way to associate cohomology classes to complex vector bundles, providing essential information about their topology. These classes are crucial in understanding how vector bundles can twist and turn over a space and are used extensively in various fields such as algebraic geometry and theoretical physics. They serve as invariants that help characterize vector bundles through their curvature properties.
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