Obstructions to almost complex structures following Massey

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Main Authors: Albanese, Michael, Milivojevic, Aleksandar
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author Albanese, Michael
Milivojevic, Aleksandar
author_facet Albanese, Michael
Milivojevic, Aleksandar
contents We provide proofs of two theorems stated by Massey in 1961, concerning the obstructions to finding complex structures on real vector bundles. In addition, we determine the second obstruction to a complex structure on a rank six orientable real vector bundle. The obstructions are fractional parts of integral Stiefel-Whitney classes, and a fourth of an appropriate combination of Pontryagin, Chern, and Euler classes.
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spellingShingle Obstructions to almost complex structures following Massey
Albanese, Michael
Milivojevic, Aleksandar
Algebraic Topology
Differential Geometry
32Q60, 55S35, 53C15
We provide proofs of two theorems stated by Massey in 1961, concerning the obstructions to finding complex structures on real vector bundles. In addition, we determine the second obstruction to a complex structure on a rank six orientable real vector bundle. The obstructions are fractional parts of integral Stiefel-Whitney classes, and a fourth of an appropriate combination of Pontryagin, Chern, and Euler classes.
title Obstructions to almost complex structures following Massey
topic Algebraic Topology
Differential Geometry
32Q60, 55S35, 53C15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.05518