Thom polynomials, symmetries and incidences of singularities (Q5929680)

As an application of the generalized Pontryagin-Thom construction here we introduce a new method to compute cohomological obstructions of removing singularities -- i.e. Thom polynomials. With the aid of this method we compute some sample results, such as the Thom polynomials associated to all stable singularities of codimension \(<9\) between equal dimensional manifolds, and some other Thom polynomials associated to singularities of maps \(N^n \rightarrow P^{n+k}\) for \(k > 0\). We also give an application by reproving a weak form of the multiple point formulas of Herbert and Ronga. As a byproduct of the theory we define the incidence class of singularities, which -- the author believes -- may turn to be an interesting, useful and simple tool to study incidences of singularities.