-theory of projective Stiefel manifolds
Authors:
Nelza E. Barufatti and Derek Hacon
Journal:
Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 352 (2000), 3189-3209
MSC (1991):
Primary 55N15; Secondary 55R25, 57T15
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-00-02614-3
Published electronically:
March 27, 2000
MathSciNet review:
1709770
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Using the Hodgkin spectral sequence we calculate , the complex
-theory of the projective Stiefel manifold
, for
even. For
odd, we are only able to calculate
, but this is sufficient to determine the order of the complexified Hopf bundle over
.
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Nelza E. Barufatti
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico, UERJ, Caixa Postal 97282, CEP: 28601-970, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brasil
Email:
nelza@iprj.uerj.br
Derek Hacon
Affiliation:
PUC-RJ, Departamento de Matemática, R. Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, CEP:22453-900
Email:
derek@mat.puc-rio.br
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-00-02614-3
Received by editor(s):
May 27, 1993
Published electronically:
March 27, 2000
Article copyright:
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