DOI: 10.1515/crelle-2023-0051 ISSN:

Algebraic independence of topological Pontryagin classes

Søren Galatius, Oscar Randal-Williams
  • Applied Mathematics
  • General Mathematics
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Abstract

We show that the topological Pontryagin classes are algebraically independent in the rationalised cohomology of

B ⁢ Top ⁢ ( d ) {B\mathrm{Top}(d)}
for all
d ≥ 4 {d\geq 4}
.

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