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Importance of Representation Theory

representation-theory physics

feb 23 '11 at 22:14 Community♦ 1

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Areas versus volumes of revolution

calculus

oct 17 '10 at 1:24 Ross Millikan 83.6k

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Motivating Example for Algebraic Geometry/Scheme Theory

algebraic-geometry

may 4 at 16:00 Kevin Lin 1,032

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$K(\mathbb R P^n)$ from $K(\mathbb C P^k)$

algebraic-topology topological-k-theory

apr 23 '11 at 11:45 Willie Wong♦ 30.7k

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Is there a characterization of injective $C(X)$-modules analogous to Serre-Swan?

general-topology vector-bundles topological-k-theory

may 23 '11 at 3:23 Matt E 58.1k

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Geometric interpretation of reduction of structure group to $SU(n)$.

algebraic-topology differential-geometry

may 1 '12 at 10:22 mland 1,401

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What is $\pi_i(GL(n))$?

algebraic-topology lie-groups

feb 2 '11 at 19:09 Ryan Budney 13.3k

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Visualising a specific orbifold

differential-topology visualization

mar 6 '11 at 12:31 joriki 92.6k

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Local triviality of principal bundles

differential-geometry algebraic-topology fiber-bundles

feb 25 '11 at 19:34 Max 2,417

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Hopf invariant formula

algebraic-topology

dec 20 '10 at 6:17 Aaron Mazel-Gee 3,531

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Holomorphic structures on associated bundles

differential-geometry complex-geometry

sep 14 at 13:06 Eric O. Korman 7,540

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Example of a flat manifold with non-zero (global) holonomy group.

differential-geometry intuition

sep 12 at 2:37 student 1,367

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Which continuous functions are polynomials?

algebraic-geometry general-topology differential-topology

aug 15 '10 at 9:34 Community♦ 1

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Tips and examples for a poster presentation in pure mathematics

teaching

jan 21 at 7:00 Community♦ 1

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Characterization of gradient vector fields

differential-geometry differential-topology

may 19 '12 at 4:54 Eric O. Korman 7,540

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Vanishing of the second Stiefel–Whitney classes of orientable surfaces

algebraic-topology characteristic-classes

nov 26 '11 at 17:17 Grigory M 6,892

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Reference for a certain notion of holonomy

reference-request differential-geometry

may 10 at 8:31 user32240 4,906

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Complex differential geometric form of the Grothendieck–Hirzebruch–Riemann–Roch theorem

algebraic-geometry differential-geometry complex-geometry differential-operators

mar 16 at 18:43 Eric O. Korman 7,540

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Showing a certain operator is trace class.

analysis functional-analysis differential-geometry

oct 17 at 20:20 Eric O. Korman 7,540

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Showing the Weyl element is sent to its negative by a certain element of the Weyl group

lie-algebras

sep 4 at 4:06 Michael Joyce 7,058

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Isomorphism between $\operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{End}(V)}(V,W) \otimes V$ and $W$

linear-algebra abstract-algebra representation-theory

nov 7 '11 at 1:54 Brad 1,381

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Generators of compact Lie groups

lie-groups

jan 27 '11 at 2:30 Akhil Mathew 16.2k

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When is $G/H = G/K$? In particular, when are two Lie groups with isomorphic Lie algebras isomorphic?

group-theory lie-groups

nov 5 '10 at 0:52 Eric O. Korman 7,540

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Showing $\mathbb C G$ modules are projective

abstract-algebra group-theory representation-theory

jul 21 '11 at 3:30 Pete L. Clark 44.6k

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Does naturality imply isomorphism invariance for characteristic classes?

algebraic-topology characteristic-classes

jan 24 '11 at 3:43 Dylan Wilson 2,054

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Differing axioms for Stiefel-Whitney class

algebraic-topology characteristic-classes

jan 9 '11 at 4:59 Sean Tilson 2,443

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Classification of flat complex line bundles

differential-geometry algebraic-topology vector-bundles

apr 23 at 17:14 Eric O. Korman 7,540

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Showing $[f^{-1}(y)]$ is Poincare dual to $f^*(\operatorname{vol})$.

reference-request algebraic-topology differential-topology

apr 13 '12 at 5:58 Ehsan M. Kermani 3,334

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Showing $R(G) = R(T)^W$

representation-theory lie-algebras lie-groups

apr 8 '12 at 2:22 Changwei Zhou 1,012

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Definition of the order of a meromorphic function

algebraic-geometry complex-geometry

nov 2 '11 at 22:37 Georges Elencwajg 44.9k

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