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Chow-Witt rings of Grassmannians

Algebraic Geometry 2024-03-27 v2

Abstract

We complement our previous computation of the Chow-Witt rings of classifying spaces of special linear groups by an analogous computation for the general linear groups. This case involves discussion of non-trivial dualities. The computation proceeds along the lines of the classical computation of the integral cohomology of BO(n){\rm BO}(n) with local coefficients, as done by Cadek. The computations of Chow-Witt rings of classifying spaces of GLn{\rm GL}_n are then used to compute the Chow-Witt rings of the finite Grassmannians. As before, the formulas are close parallels of the formulas describing integral cohomology rings of real Grassmannians.

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@article{arxiv.1805.06142,
  title  = {Chow-Witt rings of Grassmannians},
  author = {Matthias Wendt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.06142},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Significant revision, streamlined proofs, 34p