nLab
complex vector bundle

Definition

A complex vector bundle is a vector bundle with respect complex vector spaces.

A omplex vector bundle with complex 1-dimensional fibers is a complex line bundle.

Properties

Oka-Grauert principle

The Oka-Grauert principle states that for any Stein manifold $X$ the holomorphic and the topological classification of complex vector bundles on $X$ coincide. The original reference is (Grauert 58).

Related concepts

• complex vector space

  • complex line

• complex vector bundle

  • stable vector bundle

  • complex line bundle

References

• Emery Thomas, Complex structures on real vector bundles (JSTOR)