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Massey products in K-theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

V. P. Snaith
V. P. Snaith
Affiliation:
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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The aim of this paper is to reformulate the work of Massey(6), and Spanier(9, 10), on higher order cohomology operations, in terms of vector bundles in such a way as to produce geometrically some higher order operations in K-theory, which we will call Massey products.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , September 1970 , pp. 303 - 320
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1970

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