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Is every contractible homogeneous space of a connected Lie group homeomorphic to a Euclidean space?

Problem. Let $G$ be a connected Lie group and $H$ is a closed subgroup of $G$ such that the homogeneous space $G/H$ is contractible. Is $G/H$ homeomorphic to a Euclidean space $\mathbb R^n$ for some $...
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When exponential map is 1-1 from vector fields to diffeomorphisms

Let $M$ be a connected and complete Riemannian manifold of positive dimension, $k$ be a positive integer, and let $\mathfrak{X}^k_c$ be the set of class $C^k$-vector fields on $M$ of compact support. ...
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Classification of fibrations $\Bbb S^k\longrightarrow\Bbb S^d\longrightarrow B$

Does there exist a complete classification of all fiber bundles $\Bbb S^k\longrightarrow\Bbb S^d\longrightarrow B$, that is, fibrations of $\smash{\Bbb S^d}$ with each fiber homeomorphic to $\smash{\...
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