(1) Stat-Math Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Calcutta, 700108, India
Abstract:
Let q,n denote the complex Stiefel bundle over the complex Grassmannian and let 0 be the universal connection on this bundle. Consider the Chern character form of 0 defined by the formula where 0 is the curvature form of the connection 0. Let M be a manifold of dimension m and a closed 2k-form on M. Suppose, there exists a continuous map which pulls back the cohomology class of chk(0) onto the cohomology class of . We prove that if q and n are greater than certain numbers (which we determine in this paper) then there exists a smooth map such that f*chk(0) = .