A dilogarithmic formula for the Cheeger-Chern-Simons class
arXiv:0903.0284 · doi:10.2140/gt.2006.10.1347
Abstract
We present a simplification of Neumann's formula for the universal Cheeger-Chern-Simons class of the second Chern polynomial. Our approach is completely algebraic, and the final formula can be applied directly on a homology class in the bar complex.
This is the version published by Geometry & Topology on 26 September 2006