Cellularization for exceptional spherical space forms and the flag manifold of $SL_3(\mathbb{R})$

Abstract

We construct an explicit equivariant cellular decomposition of the $(4n-1)$-sphere with respect to binary polyhedral groups, and describe the associated cellular homology chain complex. As a corollary of the binary octahedral case, we deduce an $\mathfrak{S}_3$-equivariant decomposition of the flag manifold of $SL_3(\mathbb{R})$.