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In this paper we use recent results about the topology of Chow varieties to answer an open question in infinite loop space theory. That is, we construct an infinite loop space structure on a certain product of Eilenberg-MacLane spaces so that the total Chern map is an infinite loop map. An analogous result for the total Stiefel-Whitney map is also proved. Further results on the structure of stabilized spaces of alebraic cycles are obtained and computational consequences are also outlined.
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Boyer, C.P., Lawson, H.B., Lima-Filho, P. et al. Algebraic cycles and infinite loop spaces. Invent Math 113, 373–388 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01244311
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