A formula for Stiefel-Whitney homology classes
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Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to define for $\bmod 2$ Euler spaces a formula which enables one to compute the Stiefel-Whitney homology classes in the original triangulation without passing to the first barycentric subdivision.References
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- © Copyright 1976 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 58 (1976), 339-342
- MSC: Primary 57D95; Secondary 57C99, 57D20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1976-0415643-5
- MathSciNet review: 0415643