Todd class

2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 57R20 [MSN][ZBL]

A characteristic class of a complex bundle $\zeta$, equal to

$$\sum_{j=0}^\infty T_j(c_1,\dots,c_j),$$

where $\{T_j\}$ is the Todd polynomials, defined by the multiplicative sequence corresponding to the power series $t/(1-e^{-t})$ and $c_i$ are the Chern classes.

Introduced by J. Todd [1].

References

[1]	J. Todd, "The arithmetical theory of algebraic loci" Proc. London Math. Soc. , 43 (1937) pp. 190–225
[2]	F. Hirzebruch, "Topological methods in algebraic geometry" , Springer (1978) (Translated from German) MR1335917 MR0202713 Zbl 0376.14001

Comments

Cf. Characteristic class for the notion of a multiplicative sequence.