A product formula for generalizations of the Kervaire invariant

Brown, Edgar H.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1976-0385896-5

A product formula for generalizations of the Kervaire invariant
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Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 216 (1976), 295-311 Request permission

Abstract:

Formulas are developed for the Arf invariant of the product of two manifolds in terms of invariants of the factors. If the Wu orientations are carefully chosen the formula is $\sigma (M \times N) = \sigma (M)\sigma (N)$.

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