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For
curvature
F
=
d
A
+
A
∧
A
,
a
standard normalization of the
second Chern form
is
C
2
=
8
π
2
1
Tr
(
F
∧
F
)
.
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Second Chern number
Second Chern form
Second Chern number
(
c
2
)
0
0
0
Second Chern form
The
second
Chern
number
is the
integral
of the
second
Chern class
over an oriented four-cycle. For
a
suitably normalized
S
U
(
n
)
curvature on
a
compactified four-
manifold
, it is an
integer
.
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