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2006 A dilogarithmic formula for the Cheeger–Chern–Simons class
Johan Dupont, Christian Zickert
Geom. Topol. 10(3): 1347-1372 (2006). DOI: 10.2140/gt.2006.10.1347

Abstract

We present a simplification of Neumann’s formula for the universal Cheeger–Chern–Simons class of the second Chern polynomial. Our approach is completely algebraic, and the final formula can be applied directly on a homology class in the bar complex.

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Johan Dupont. Christian Zickert. "A dilogarithmic formula for the Cheeger–Chern–Simons class." Geom. Topol. 10 (3) 1347 - 1372, 2006. https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2006.10.1347

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Received: 2 August 2005; Accepted: 14 June 2006; Published: 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 20 December 2017

zbMATH: 1130.57013
MathSciNet: MR2255500
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2140/gt.2006.10.1347

Subjects:
Primary: 57M27
Secondary: 57T30

Keywords: Cheeger–Chern–Simons class , extended Bloch group

Rights: Copyright © 2006 Mathematical Sciences Publishers

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