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On the Stiefel-Whitney classes of the representations associated with Spin(15)

Algebraic Topology 2009-03-31 v1

Abstract

We determine the Stiefel-Whitney classes of the second exterior representation and the spin representation of Spin(15), which are useful to calculate the mod 2 cohomology of the classifying space of the exceptional Lie group E_8.

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@article{arxiv.0903.4969,
  title  = {On the Stiefel-Whitney classes of the representations associated with Spin(15)},
  author = {Mamoru Mimura and Tetsu Nishimoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.4969},
  year   = {2009}
}

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This is the version published by Geometry & Topology Monographs on 14 November 2007