Chern–Simons form

Summary

Chern–Simons form is a mathematical concept^[1]. It draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_concept category, ranking #133 of 1,007).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chern–Simons form is credited with the discovery of Shiing-Shen Chern^[3].
• Chern–Simons form is credited with the discovery of Jim Simons^[4].
• Chern–Simons form's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[5].
• Shiing-Shen Chern is named after Chern–Simons form^[6].
• Jim Simons is named after Chern–Simons form^[7].
• Chern–Simons form's subclass of is recorded as characteristic class^[8].
• Chern–Simons form's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Chern–Simons form's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01r09d^[10].
• Chern–Simons form's studied by is recorded as differential topology^[11].
• Chern–Simons form's nLab ID is recorded as Chern-Simons element^[12].
• Chern–Simons form's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777116361^[13].
• Chern–Simons form's Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID is recorded as Chern-Simons_functional^[14].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Shiing-Shen Chern^[3], a mathematician^[15], 1911–2004^[16], of People's Republic of China^[17], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], specialised in differential geometry^[19] and Jim Simons^[4], a mathematician^[20], 1938–2024^[21], of United States^[22], awarded the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry^[23], specialised in mathematics^[24]. Things named for Chern–Simons form include Chern–Simons theory^[25], a topological quantum field theory^[26].

Why It Matters

Chern–Simons form draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_concept category, ranking #133 of 1,007).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]

Entities named for it include Chern–Simons theory^[25], a topological quantum field theory^[26].