摘要
Associated with a symmetric Clifford system {P0, P1,…, Pm} on R2l, there is a canonical vector bundle η over Sl−1. For m = 4 and 8, we construct explicitly its characteristic map, and determine completely when the sphere bundle S(η) associated to η admits a cross-section. These generalize the results of Steenrod (1951) and James (1958). As an application, we establish new harmonic representatives of certain elements in homotopy groups of spheres (see [Peng and Tang 1997; 1998]).
源语言 | 英语 |
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页(从-至) | 391-424 |
页数 | 34 |
期刊 | Pacific Journal of Mathematics |
卷 | 320 |
期 | 2 |
DOI | |
出版状态 | 已出版 - 2023 |