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Are all degree-1 cohomology operations Bocksteins?

I'm interested in cohomology operations (in ordinary cohomology) $$H^i(-, G)\rightarrow H^{i+1}(-, H)\;,$$ that is, elements of $$H^{i+1}(K(G, i), H)\;.$$ I know that $K(G, 1)=BG$, so for $i=1$, those ...
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Generalizing the formula between Wu class and the Steenrod square

I know that on the tangent bundle of $M^d$, the corresponding Wu class and the Steenrod square satisfy $$ Sq^{d-j}(x_j)=u_{d-j} x_j, \text{ for any } x_j \in H^j(M^d;\mathbb Z_2) . \tag{eq.1}$$ ...
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Bockstein homomorphism and Square Operations: Their consistency formulas

Here are various ways to define "Bockstein homomorphism:" Let $\beta_p:H^*(-,\mathbb{Z}_p) \to H^{*+1}(-,\mathbb{Z}_p)$ be the Bockstein homomorphism associated to the extension $$\mathbb{Z}...
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Adams spectral sequence and short exact sequences. Some clarifications

as the title suggests I'm looking for some clarifications in the computations of the ext charts of some $A(1)$-modules arising as extensions of other modules. In particular, I've the following example ...