Supersymmetry and the Hopf fibration

Simon Davis

doi:10.4995/agt.2012.1623

Authors

Simon Davis Research Foundation of Southern California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/agt.2012.1623

Keywords:

Sspectral sequence, Hopf fibration, Supersymmetry

Abstract

The Serre spectral sequence of the Hopf fibration S15 S7â†’S8 is computed. It is used in a study of supersymmetry and actions based on this fibration.

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Author Biography

Simon Davis, Research Foundation of Southern California

Research Foundation of Southern California, 8837 Villa La Jolla Drive #13595, La Jolla, CA 92039, USA.

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