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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}...