Spin structures on flat manifolds (Q5919745)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6439269
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6439269 |
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Spin structures on flat manifolds (English)
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22 May 2015
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Let \(M\) be a flat manifold, i.e. a compact, Riemannian manifold without boundary, with sectional curvature equal to zero. From the Bieberbach theorems there exists only a finite number of such objects of a given dimension, up to affine diffeomorphism. The authors present an algorithmic approach to the problem of the existence of spin structures on flat manifolds. Using this they make a complete classification of the existence of such structures on flat manifolds of dimensions 5 and 6. We should mention that the computer program CARAT is used.
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flat manifold
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spin structure
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Bieberbach group
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Clifford algebra
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Stiefel-Whitney class
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