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Cohomology of Isoparametric Hypersurfaces in Hilbert Space

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One obtains descriptions of the cohomology ring of the manifolds mentioned in the title in terms of their multiplicities and the Euler, respectively Stiefel–Whitney classes of the curvature distributions. Lifts of equifocal hypersurfaces in symmetric spaces are also discussed.

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    Augustin-Liviu Mare

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Mare, AL. Cohomology of Isoparametric Hypersurfaces in Hilbert Space. Geometriae Dedicata 85, 21–43 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010336521152

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