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The KO-cohomology ring of SU (2n)/SO (2 n)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

Takashi Watanabe
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, Osaka Women's University, 2-1 Daisen Sakai, Osaka 590, Japan
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Abstract

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The KO-cohomology ring of the symmetric space SU(2n)/SO(2n) is computed by using the Bott exact sequence and some facts on the real and quaternionic representation rings of SU(2n) and SO(2n).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1997

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