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introductory reference for Hopf Fibrations

I am looking for a good introductory treatment of Hopf Fibrations and I am wondering whether there is a popular, well regarded, accessible book. ( I should probably say that I am just starting to ...
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Are vector bundles on $\mathbb{P}_{\mathbb{C}}^n$ of any rank completely classified? (main interest $n=3$)

It is very well known that the group of line bundles on $\mathbb{P}_{\mathbb{C}}^n$ is exactly $\mathbb{Z}$. Are bundles of higher rank classified as well? If so, could anyone provide a nice ...
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Reference request: Chern classes in algebraic geometry

I have encountered Chern classes numerous times, but so far i have been able to work my way around them. However, the time has come to actually learn what they mean. I am looking for a reference that ...
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Two questions on jet bundles

I am working with jet bundles on compact Riemann surfaces. So if we have a line bundle $L$ on a compact Riemann surface $C$ we can associate to it the $r$-th jet bundle $J^rL$ on $C$, which is a ...
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de Rham Cohomology of Non-Flat Bundle

Let $E$ be a smooth vector bundle on a smooth manifold $M$. If $E$ is flat, there is a connection $\nabla$ which is a differential which we can use to define the de Rham cohomology of $E$. If $E$ ...