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The index of a tangent 2-field

Mark Mahowald

Vol. 58 (1975), No. 2, 539–548
Abstract

Thomas, using an obstruction theory approach, evaluated the index of a tangent 2-field on Mm,m 1(4) if M is a spin manifold. Atiyah using the Atiyah-Singer index theorem evaluated the index for all orientable manifolds. The purpose here is to give a proo f of Atiyah’s result in the spirit of Thomas’ work.

Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 57D25
Milestones
Received: 24 December 1973
Published: 1 June 1975
Authors
Mark Mahowald
Department of Mathematics
Northwestern University
Evanston IL 60208
United States
http://www.math.northwestern.edu/people/emeritiProfiles/mark.mahowald.html