 First Chern class (source code)

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= First Chern class
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The first Chern class classifies complex line bundles topologically. For a Hermitian holomorphic line bundle with Chern curvature $F_\nabla$, Chern-Weil theory gives $c_1(E)=[iF_\nabla/(2\pi)]$.

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