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On the localization of topological invariants

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The approach of formal differential geometry to the topological invariants which can be localized is developed. The universal space and universal characteristic forms are constructed. They give rise to primary and secondary characteristic forms.

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  1. Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR

    I. M. Gelfand

  2. Rutgers University, 08903, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    I. M. Gelfand

  3. Penn State University, 16802, University Park, PA, USA

    B. L. Tsygan

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Gelfand, I.M., Tsygan, B.L. On the localization of topological invariants. Commun.Math. Phys. 146, 73–90 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02099208

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