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Some new embeddings and nonimmersions of real projective spaces

Algebraic Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We use obstruction theory to prove that if alpha(n)=2, then RP^{16n+8} cannot be immersed in R^{32n+3} and RP^{16n+10} cannot be immersed in R^{32n+11}, and that if alpha(n)>2, then RP^{8n+4} can be embedded in R^{16n+1}. These are new results.

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@article{arxiv.math/9803087,
  title  = {Some new embeddings and nonimmersions of real projective spaces},
  author = {Donald M. Davis and Vitaly Zelov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9803087},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

12 pages. Submitted to Boardman Conference Proceedings. See also http://www.lehigh.edu/~dmd1/pubs.html