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On the stable splitting of U(n) and ωU(n)

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  • Vector Bundle
  • Grassmann Manifold
  • Canonical Factorization
  • Quaternionic Case
  • Stable Decomposition

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Crabb, M.C. (1987). On the stable splitting of U(n) and ωU(n). In: Aguadé, J., Kane, R. (eds) Algebraic Topology Barcelona 1986. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1298. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0082999

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