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In this chapter we shall define the important Adams operations in complex K-theory and see how they are applied to prove a central theorem of mathematics, namely, to determine the dimensions n for which ℝn admits the structure of a division algebra.
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Aguilar, M., Gitler, S., Prieto, C. (2002). Adams Operations and Applications. In: Algebraic Topology from a Homotopical Viewpoint. Universitext. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22489-0_10
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