On the dual Stiefel-Whitney classes of some Grassmann manifolds (Q1046906)

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    On the dual Stiefel-Whitney classes of some Grassmann manifolds
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5652025

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      On the dual Stiefel-Whitney classes of some Grassmann manifolds (English)
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      29 December 2009
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      For \(n=2^s+2\) and \(n=2^s+3\) \((s\geq 3)\), some non-vanishing high-dimensional dual Stiefel-Whitney classes of the Grassmann manifolds \(O(n)/O(4) \times O(n-4)\) are presented. Some applications are also discussed.
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      Grassmann manifold
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      dual Stiefel-Whitney class
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      immersion
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