I am trying to comprehend the following material, I have some doubts mostly regarding the notations.
Chern Classes: Throughout this section, we will use $\mathbb{Z}$ coefficients and let $\xi=(E, X, \pi)$ denote a $d$ 'dimensional vector bundle with total space $E$, base space $X$ and projection $\pi$. We also use $E^{\#}$ to denote $E \backslash s_0(X)$, where $s_0: X \rightarrow E$ is the zero section. In the case where $\xi$ admits a $\mathbb{Z}$-orientation $\left\{\varepsilon_x\right\}_{x \in X}$, recall that there is a unique class $u_{\xi} \in H^d\left(E, E^{\#}\right)$ (the Thom class) which restricts to $\varepsilon_x$ on each fibre. The Euler class $e(\xi) \in H^d(X)$ is then defined by the image of $u_{\xi}$ under the composition $$ H^d\left(E, E^{\#}\right) \longrightarrow H^d(E) \stackrel{s_0^*}{\sim} H^d(X) . $$ This has the property that, if $\xi^{\prime}=\left(E^{\prime}, X^{\prime}, \pi^{\prime}\right)$ is another oriented $d$-dimensional real vector bundle and $(F, f): \xi \rightarrow \xi^{\prime}$ is an orientation-preserving bundle morphism, then $f^* e\left(\xi^{\prime}\right)=e(\xi)$. We say that $e$ satisfies the naturality condition.
Please let me know what are following
- $\left\{\varepsilon_x\right\}_{x \in X}$, particularly what are the values $\varepsilon$ can take here
- In here $H^d\left(E, E^{\#}\right)$ the cohomology $H^d$ takes two arguments, while in here $H^d(E) $ there is only one argument, so what are these spaces with regards to the cohomology.
In here, I assume the following correct, if not, please correct me.
- $\mathbb{Z}$ coefficient means the coefficients are integers
- $E \backslash s_0(X)$ means the set $E$ with the zero section removed
- $s_0^*$ stands for the pull back of the zero section map $s_0$
The three statements at the end of your post are correct.