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The document discusses flip Stiefel manifolds, a new family of quotient spaces derived from real Stiefel manifolds through a coordinate-flipping symmetry. It focuses on computing the complex K-ring K*(FVm,2s) for even s using representation theory and the Hodgkin spectral sequence, despite challenges posed by the symmetry. The talk concludes with an overview of related topological properties of these manifolds.

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IMSc Abstract

The document discusses flip Stiefel manifolds, a new family of quotient spaces derived from real Stiefel manifolds through a coordinate-flipping symmetry. It focuses on computing the complex K-ring K*(FVm,2s) for even s using representation theory and the Hodgkin spectral sequence, despite challenges posed by the symmetry. The talk concludes with an overview of related topological properties of these manifolds.

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Title: Flip Stiefel Manifolds and their Complex K-Theory

Abstract:

Stiefel manifolds arise naturally in the study of orthonormal frames and vector fields on
spheres, while their quotient spaces often exhibit rich topological and geometric properties.
In this talk, we introduce a new family of quotient spaces, called flip Stiefel manifolds and
denoted by FVm,2s, obtained from real Stiefel manifolds through a simultaneous coordinate-
flipping symmetry.

The talk will focus on the computation of the complex K-ring K*(FVm,2s) for even s. The
computation uses tools from representation theory and the Hodgkin spectral sequence.
However, the symmetry defining the quotient does not directly fit into the standard
framework, challenging the direct application of classical approaches. By overcoming this
difficulty, we compute K*(FVm,2s) for s ≡ 0 (mod 2). We conclude with a brief discussion of
some related topological properties of these manifolds.

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