Chern classes and generators

Masaki Kameko

doi:10.3792/pjaa.88.21

Chern classes and generators

Masaki Kameko

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Abstract

We give a simple proof for the fact that certain algebra generators of the mod 2 cohomology of classifying spaces of exceptional Lie groups are given by Chern classes and Stiefel-Whitney classes of certain representations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-23
Number of pages	3
Journal	Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series A: Mathematical Sciences
Volume	88
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3792/pjaa.88.21
Publication status	Published - 2012 Jan

Keywords

Characteristic class
Classifying space
Exceptional lie group

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Mathematics(all)

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