Abstract
We generalize the Gaffney–Lazarsfeld theorem on higher ramification loci of branched coverings of \({\mathbb{P}^{n}}\) to homogeneous spaces with Picard number one.
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The author is partially supported by the Focused Research Grant (FRG).