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We prove the topological invariance of the defect of a homogeneous space, which was recently introduced by Baum. We establish a relation between the defect and other invariants.
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Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 761–768, December, 1972.
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Onishchik, A.L. Topological invariants of homogeneous spaces. Mathematical Notes of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR 12, 893–896 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01156052
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01156052