A General Expression for the 14th Chern Form

TL;DR

This paper derives a universal formula for the 14th Chern form using polynomial invariants of the curvature, applicable to n-dimensional manifolds with general linear connections.

Contribution

It provides a new, explicit expression for the 14th Chern form in terms of polynomial concomitants of the curvature 2-form.

Findings

Explicit formula for the 14th Chern form derived

Applicable to n-dimensional manifolds with general linear connection

Enhances understanding of characteristic classes in differential geometry

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.