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We characterize the polynomial algebras overZ which are realizable as the integral cohomology of some space, under the assumption that there are not two generators in the same dimension.
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Aguadé, J. A note on realizing polynomial algebras. Israel J. Math. 38, 95–99 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02761852
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02761852