 Cohomology ring of a closed oriented surface (source code)

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= Cohomology ring of a closed oriented surface
{title2=$H^*(\Sigma_g;\mathbb Z)$}

Choose degree-one classes $\alpha_i,\beta_i$ dual to a symplectic basis of one-cycles and let $\omega$ generate $H^2(\Sigma_g;\mathbb Z)$. The only nonzero products of positive-degree basis elements are
$$
\alpha_i\smile\beta_j=\delta_{ij}\omega,
\qquad
\beta_j\smile\alpha_i=-\delta_{ij}\omega.
$$

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