On the fixed point sets of smooth involutions
on the products of spheres
Author:
Huajian Yang
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 124 (1996), 1941-1947
MSC (1991):
Primary 57S17
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03249-2
MathSciNet review:
1307574
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Abstract: In this paper, we have, under some conditions on cohomology, that the fixed point set of a smooth involution on a product of spheres is of constant dimension.
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Additional Information
Huajian Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015;
Department of Mathematics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, 510631
Email:
hy02@lehigh.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03249-2
Keywords:
Fixed points,
involutions
Received by editor(s):
September 22, 1993
Received by editor(s) in revised form:
November 20, 1994
Communicated by:
Thomas Goodwillie
Article copyright:
© Copyright 1996
American Mathematical Society
