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Differential cohomology (encyclopedia article) (2312.14338v1)

Published 21 Dec 2023 in math.AT, math-ph, and math.MP

Abstract: We give an overview of differential cohomology from the point of view of algebraic topology. This includes a survey of several different definitions of differential cohomology groups, a discussion of differential characteristic classes, an introduction to differential generalized cohomology theory, and some applications in physics.

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