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The homology of MSpin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

V. Giambalvo
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut and New Mexico State University
David J. Pengelley
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut and New Mexico State University

Extract

The mod two homology of MSpin, the Spin-cobordism Thom spectrum, has a rich algebraic structure. We will describe it explicitly as a comodule algebra, and give some applications to the ring structure of the Spin-cobordism ring.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1984

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