The aim of this paper is the description of the integral cohomology rings of real Stiefel manifolds in terms of generators and relations. The computation is carried out by using the Gysin exact sequence.
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GA201/99/0675, research and development project
Name: Geometrické a topologické struktury v matematické fyzice
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Geometric and topological structures in mathematical physics
MSM 143100009, plan (intention)
Name: Matematické struktury algebry a geometrie
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Mathematical structures of algebra and geometry