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Proofs of the non-existence of special generic maps on the $3$-dimensional complex projective space

Algebraic Topology 2023-12-19 v4 General Topology

Abstract

We prove the non-existence of special generic maps on 33-dimensional complex projective space as our new result and a corollary by several methods. Special generic maps are generalizations of Morse functions with exactly two singular points on spheres and canonical projections of unit spheres are special generic. Our paper focuses on such maps on closed and simply-connected manifolds of classes containing the 33-dimensional complex projective space. The differentiable structures of spheres admitting special generic maps are known to be restricted strongly. Special generic maps on closed and simply-connected manifolds and projective spaces have been studied by various people including the author. The (non-)existence and construction are main problems. Studies on such maps on closed and simply-connected manifolds whose dimensions are greater than 55 have been difficult.

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@article{arxiv.2202.00883,
  title  = {Proofs of the non-existence of special generic maps on the $3$-dimensional complex projective space},
  author = {Naoki Kitazawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.00883},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

25 pages, Several exposition in Main Theorem 3 revised, Main Theorem 4 added etc