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The classification of compact simply connected biquotients in dimension 6 and 7

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We classify all compact simply connected biquotients of dimension 6 and 7. For each 6-dimensional biquotient, all pairs of groups (G, H) and homomorphisms \(H\rightarrow G\times G\) giving rise to it are classified.

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DeVito, J. The classification of compact simply connected biquotients in dimension 6 and 7. Math. Ann. 368, 1493–1541 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00208-016-1460-8

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