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Invariant polynomials in curvature tensor vs. characteristic classes

Let $M$ be an $4m$-dimensional Riemannian manifold. We can then form the Pontryagin classes $p_k(TM)$ of the tangent bundle using Chern-Weil theory. For any sequence of numbers $k_1, \dots, k_l$ such ...
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