A GENERAL EXPRESSION FOR THE 14th CHERN FORM

C. C. Briggs
Center for Academic Computing, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
Friday, April 16, 1999

Abstract. A general expression is given for the 14th Chern form in terms of simple polynomial concomitants of the curvature 2-form for n-dimensional differentiable manifolds
having a general linear connection.
PACS numbers: 02.40.-k, 04.20.Cv, 04.20.Fy

1,
c(p) ip
i1
i2
ip
2p p [i1 i2 ip] ,
where ab is the curvature 2-form of M.

This letter presents a general expression for the 14th Chern form in terms of
simple polynomial concomitants of the curvature 2-form for n-dimensional
differentiable manifolds having a general linear connection.

i1
2

i2
3

iB
1

B+2

iB + 1

B+3

iB + 2

(1)

Some numerical properties of c(p) for p = 14 appear in Table 1. A general

expression for c(p) for p = 14 appears in Eq. (3) in terms of the comcomitants
trA(B) defined by

The pth Chern forms1 c(p) representing the corresponding pth Chern classes
of such a manifold M can be defined by2-3
trA(B) i

if p = 0
,
if p > 0

i2 B
B+1

(A 1) B + 2

i(A 1) B + 1

(A 1) B + 3

i(A 1) B + 2

iA B
(A 1) B + 1

(2)

where A and B are integers 1.

TABLE 1. SOME NUMERICAL PROPERTIES OF c(p) FOR p = 14
QUANTITY

ORDER

CURVATURE
DEPENDENCE

c(p)

2p

c(14)

14

Quattuordecic

28

1st OVERALL NUMERICAL

FACTOR

2nd OVERALL NUMERICAL

FACTOR

NUMBER OF PERMUTATIONS COMPREHENDED

ip
2p p

ip
2p p p!

p!

135

1
16,384
14

1
1,428,329,123,020,800
14

87,178,291,200

MINIMUM NUMBER NUMBER OF

OF DIMENSIONS
TERMS

14th CHERN FORM

i1 4

c(14) = 2 14 p 14 [i
=

i1 4
2 14 p 14 14!

i1
1

i2
2

i3
3

i4
4

i5
5

i6
6

i7
7

i8
8

i9
9

i10
10

i11
11

i12
12

i13
13

14]

i14

(3)

( 6,227,020,800 tr(14) + 6,706,022,400 tr(13) tr() + 3,632,428,800 tr(12) tr(2) 3,632,428,800 tr(12) tr2() +
+ 2,641,766,400 tr(11) tr(3) 3,962,649,600 tr(11) tr(2) tr() + 1,320,883,200 tr(11) tr3() +
+ 2,179,457,280 tr(10) tr(4) 2,905,943,040 tr(10) tr(3) tr() 1,089,728,640 tr(10) tr2(2) +
+ 2,179,457,280 tr(10) tr(2) tr2() 363,242,880 tr(10) tr4() + 1,937,295,360 tr(9) tr(5)
2,421,619,200 tr(9) tr(4) tr() 1,614,412,800 tr(9) tr(3) tr(2) + 1,614,412,800 tr(9) tr(3) tr2() +
+ 1,210,809,600 tr(9) tr2(2) tr() 807,206,400 tr(9) tr(2) tr3() + 80,720,640 tr(9) tr5() +
+ 1,816,214,400 tr(8) tr(6) 2,179,457,280 tr(8) tr(5) tr() 1,362,160,800 tr(8) tr(4) tr(2) +
+ 1,362,160,800 tr(8) tr(4) tr2() 605,404,800 tr(8) tr2(3) + 1,816,214,400 tr(8) tr(3) tr(2) tr()
605,404,800 tr(8) tr(3) tr3() + 227,026,800 tr(8) tr3(2) 681,080,400 tr(8) tr2(2) tr2() +
+ 227,026,800 tr(8) tr(2) tr4() 15,135,120 tr(8) tr6() + 889,574,400 tr2(7) 2,075,673,600 tr(7) tr(6) tr()
1,245,404,160 tr(7) tr(5) tr(2) + 1,245,404,160 tr(7) tr(5) tr2() 1,037,836,800 tr(7) tr(4) tr(3) +
+ 1,556,755,200 tr(7) tr(4) tr(2) tr() 518,918,400 tr(7) tr(4) tr3() + 691,891,200 tr(7) tr2(3) tr() +
+ 518,918,400 tr(7) tr(3) tr2(2) 1,037,836,800 tr(7) tr(3) tr(2) tr2() + 172,972,800 tr(7) tr(3) tr4()
259,459,200 tr(7) tr3(2) tr() + 259,459,200 tr(7) tr2(2) tr3() 51,891,840 tr(7) tr(2) tr5() +
+ 2,471,040 tr(7) tr7() 605,404,800 tr2(6) tr(2) + 605,404,800 tr2(6) tr2() 968,647,680 tr(6) tr(5) tr(3) +
+ 1,452,971,520 tr(6) tr(5) tr(2) tr() 484,323,840 tr(6) tr(5) tr3() 454,053,600 tr(6) tr2(4) +
+ 1,210,809,600 tr(6) tr(4) tr(3) tr() + 454,053,600 tr(6) tr(4) tr2(2) 908,107,200 tr(6) tr(4) tr(2) tr2() +
+ 151,351,200 tr(6) tr(4) tr4() + 403,603,200 tr(6) tr2(3) tr(2) 403,603,200 tr(6) tr2(3) tr2()
605,404,800 tr(6) tr(3) tr2(2) tr() + 403,603,200 tr(6) tr(3) tr(2) tr3() 40,360,320 tr(6) tr(3) tr5()
37,837,800 tr(6) tr4(2) + 151,351,200 tr(6) tr3(2) tr2() 75,675,600 tr(6) tr2(2) tr4() +
+ 10,090,080 tr(6) tr(2) tr6() 360,360 tr(6) tr8() 435,891,456 tr2(5) tr(4) + 581,188,608 tr2(5) tr(3) tr() +
+ 217,945,728 tr2(5) tr2(2) 435,891,456 tr2(5) tr(2) tr2() + 72,648,576 tr2(5) tr4() +
+ 544,864,320 tr(5) tr2(4) tr() + 726,485,760 tr(5) tr(4) tr(3) tr(2) 726,485,760 tr(5) tr(4) tr(3) tr2()
544,864,320 tr(5) tr(4) tr2(2) tr() + 363,242,880 tr(5) tr(4) tr(2) tr3() 36,324,288 tr(5) tr(4) tr5() +

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Z-14

+ 107,627,520 tr(5) tr3(3) 484,323,840 tr(5) tr2(3) tr(2) tr() + 161,441,280 tr(5) tr2(3) tr3()
121,080,960 tr(5) tr(3) tr3(2) + 363,242,880 tr(5) tr(3) tr2(2) tr2() 121,080,960 tr(5) tr(3) tr(2) tr4() +
+ 8,072,064 tr(5) tr(3) tr6() + 45,405,360 tr(5) tr4(2) tr() 60,540,480 tr(5) tr3(2) tr3() +
+ 18,162,144 tr(5) tr2(2) tr5() 1,729,728 tr(5) tr(2) tr7() + 48,048 tr(5) tr9() + 113,513,400 tr3(4) tr(2)
113,513,400 tr3(4) tr2() + 151,351,200 tr2(4) tr2(3) 454,053,600 tr2(4) tr(3) tr(2) tr() +
+ 151,351,200 tr2(4) tr(3) tr3() 56,756,700 tr2(4) tr3(2) + 170,270,100 tr2(4) tr2(2) tr2()
56,756,700 tr2(4) tr(2) tr4() + 3,783,780 tr2(4) tr6() 134,534,400 tr(4) tr3(3) tr()
151,351,200 tr(4) tr2(3) tr2(2) + 302,702,400 tr(4) tr2(3) tr(2) tr2() 50,450,400 tr(4) tr2(3) tr4() +
+ 151,351,200 tr(4) tr(3) tr3(2) tr() 151,351,200 tr(4) tr(3) tr2(2) tr3() +
+ 30,270,240 tr(4) tr(3) tr(2) tr5() 1,441,440 tr(4) tr(3) tr7() + 5,675,670 tr(4) tr5(2)
28,378,350 tr(4) tr4(2) tr2() + 18,918,900 tr(4) tr3(2) tr4() 3,783,780 tr(4) tr2(2) tr6() +
+ 270,270 tr(4) tr(2) tr8() 6,006 tr(4) tr10() 22,422,400 tr4(3) tr(2) + 22,422,400 tr4(3) tr2() +
+ 67,267,200 tr3(3) tr2(2) tr() 44,844,800 tr3(3) tr(2) tr3() + 4,484,480 tr3(3) tr5() +
+ 12,612,600 tr2(3) tr4(2) 50,450,400 tr2(3) tr3(2) tr2() + 25,225,200 tr2(3) tr2(2) tr4()
3,363,360 tr2(3) tr(2) tr6() + 120,120 tr2(3) tr8() 7,567,560 tr(3) tr5(2) tr() +
+ 12,612,600 tr(3) tr4(2) tr3() 5,045,040 tr(3) tr3(2) tr5() + 720,720 tr(3) tr2(2) tr7()
40,040 tr(3) tr(2) tr9() + 728 tr(3) tr11() 135,135 tr7(2) + 945,945 tr6(2) tr2() 945,945 tr5(2) tr4() +
+ 315,315 tr4(2) tr6() 45,045 tr3(2) tr8() + 3,003 tr2(2) tr10() 91 tr(2) tr12() + tr14())
CONCLUDING REMARK
For a check, note that the magnitudes of the numerical factors in the preceding expression for c(14) in Eq. (3) add upaside from the overall numerical factor
to the number 14! = 87,178,291,200 of covariant index permutations comprehended by c(14) per Eq. (1).