Stiefel-whitney classes and the conormal cycle of a singular variety

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 349, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 809-835

  Joseph, H G F U ^a   Mccrory, Clint ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristic cycle; Conormal cycle; Polar cycle, integral current; Real analytic set; Stiefel whitney class

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EID: 21444454279     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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