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Degrees of maps between Grassmann manifolds

Algebraic Topology 2008-05-06 v1

Abstract

Let f:Gn,kGm,lf:G_{n,k}\longrightarrow G_{m,l} be any continuous map between any two distinct complex Grassmann manifolds of the same dimension where the target is not the complex projective space. We show that, for any given k,lk,l, the degree of ff is zero provided that m,nm,n are sufficiently large. If the degree of ff is ±1\pm 1, we show that (m,l)=(n,k)(m,l)=(n,k) and ff is a homotopy equivalence. Also, we prove that the image under ff^* of elements of a set of algebra generators of H(Gm,l;Q)H^*(G_{m,l};\mathbb{Q}) is determined upto a sign, ±\pm, if the degree of ff is non-zero. Our proofs cover the case of quaternionic Grassmann manifolds as well.

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@article{arxiv.0805.0509,
  title  = {Degrees of maps between Grassmann manifolds},
  author = {Parameswaran Sankaran and Swagata Sarkar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.0509},
  year   = {2008}
}

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21 pages,no figures

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