On the decomposability of mod 2 cohomological invariants of Weyl groups (Q2227784)

Summary: We compute the invariants of Weyl groups in mod 2 Milnor \(K\)-theory and more general cycle modules, which are annihilated by 2. Over a base field of characteristic coprime to the group order, the invariants decompose as direct sums of the coefficient module. All basis elements are induced either by Stiefel-Whitney classes or specific invariants in the Witt ring. The proof is based on Serre's splitting principle that guarantees detection of invariants on elementary abelian 2-subgroups generated by reflections.