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# Algebraic independence of topological Pontryagin classes

@inproceedings{Galatius2022AlgebraicIO,
title={Algebraic independence of topological Pontryagin classes},
author={S{\o}ren Galatius and Oscar Randal-Williams},
year={2022}
}
• Published 24 August 2022
• Mathematics
. We show that the topological Pontryagin classes are algebraically independent in the rationalised cohomology of B Top( d ) for all d ≥ 4.

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