On a relative form of Verdier Specialization
arXiv:1603.04566
Abstract
We prove a relative form of Verdier's specialization formula, and apply it to derive a Chern class identity predicted by string dualities.
Written for the proceedings of "International Conference on Singularity Theory, in Honor of Henry Laufer's 70th Birthday", which took place in December 2015 at the Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum in Sanya China