On tertiary exotic characteristic classes

Singh, Neeta

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03277-7

On tertiary exotic characteristic classes
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Abstract:

We prove the existence and nontriviality of tertiary exotic characteristic classes extending the results of Peterson and Ravenel for secondary exotic classes.

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