Let
be a compact connected Lie group with Lie algebra
,
a normal subgroup of
with Lie algebra
, and
a normal subgroup with Lie algebra
. This paper establishes an isomorphism between the de Rham cohomology of the quotient manifold
and the Lie algebra cohomology of the quotient Lie algebra
. By constructing explicit isomorphisms of cochain complexes, we prove
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