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Reference-request: Equivariant Topology

I am teaching a graduate seminar in equivariant topology. The format of the course is that I will give 2-3 weeks of background lectures, then each week a student will present a topic. The students have all taken a basic course in algebraic topology (they know homology/cohomology and fundamental groups), but some may not know much more topology than that. Topics will likely include equivariant cohomology, (equivariant) bundles and characteristic classes, equivariant K-theory, and important classes of examples interspersed, including toric varieties, homogeneous spaces, and the Hilbert scheme of points in $\mathbb{C}^2$. My personal goal is to learn a bit about Bredon cohomology for compact, connected Lie groups (I'm happy to restrict that a bit, but probably not to finite groups).

Some references that I already have in mind include those listed in David Speyer's question and answer about equivariant K-theory. For Bredon cohomology, there are two books: Equivariant Cohomology Theories by G. Bredon, and Equivariant Homotopy and Cohomology Theory by J.P. May (with many other contributors).

Reference request: What are classic papers in equivariant topology that every student should read?

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# Reference request: Equivariant Topology

Reference-request: Equivariant Topology

I am teaching a graduate seminar in equivariant topology. The format of the course is that I will give 2-3 weeks of background lectures, then each week a student will present a topic. The students have all taken a basic course in algebraic topology (they know homology/cohomology and fundamental groups), but some may not know much more topology than that. Topics will likely include equivariant cohomology, (equivariant) bundles and characteristic classes, equivariant K-theory, and important classes of examples interspersed, including toric varieties, homogeneous spaces, and the Hilbert scheme of points in $\mathbb{C}^2$. My personal goal is to learn a bit about Bredon cohomology for compact, connected Lie groups (I'm happy to restrict that a bit, but probably not to finite groups).

Some references that I already have in mind include those listed in David Speyer's question and answer about equivariant K-theory. For Bredon cohomology, there are two books: Equivariant Cohomology Theories by G. Bredon, and Equivariant Homotopy and Cohomology Theory by J.P. May (with many other contributors).

Reference request: What are classic papers in equivariant topology that every student should read?