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Chern classes and generators

Masaki Kameko

Published 2011-06-13Version 1

We give a simple proof for the fact that 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.

Comments: 5 pages
Categories: math.AT
Subjects: 55R40
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