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The kervaire invariant and the Hopf invariant

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  • Steenrod Algebra
  • Null Homotopy
  • Adams Operation
  • Wedge Factor
  • HOPf Invariant

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Barratt, M.G., Jones, J.D.S., Mahowald, M.E. (1987). The kervaire invariant and the Hopf invariant. In: Miller, H.R., Ravenel, D.C. (eds) Algebraic Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1286. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0078740

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