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Whitney sum formula for Chern classes (c(E⊕F)=c(E)c(F))

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The Total Chern class of a direct sum of complex vector bundles is the product of their total Chern classes. In each degree, ck​(E⊕F)=∑i+j=k​ci​(E)⌣cj​(F). The degree-zero class is one, classes beyond the bundle rank vanish, and a trivial bundle has total class one.

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