The computation of Stiefel-Whitney classes. (Q978568)
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The computation of Stiefel-Whitney classes. (English)
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25 June 2010
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Let \(G\) be a finite group and \(A\) be the mod.\(2\) Steenrod algebra. In this paper, the author describes, with the help of the computer, a method which gives information on the sub-\(A\)-algebra of \(H^*(BG;\mathbb Z/2\mathbb Z)\) generated by the Stiefel-Whitney classes.
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Steenrod algebras
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cohomology of groups
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characteristic classes
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algorithms
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computation
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Chow rings
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cohomology rings
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Stiefel-Whitney classes
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Steenrod operations
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