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Vector bundles over iterated suspensions of stunted real projective spaces

Algebraic Topology 2014-03-10 v1

Abstract

Let Xm,nk=Σk(RPm/RPn)X^k_{m,n}=\Sigma^k (\mathbb R\mathbb P^m/\mathbb R\mathbb P^n). In this note we completely determine the values of k,m,nk,m,n for which the total Stiefel-Whitney class w(ξ)=1w(\xi)=1 for any vector bundle ξ\xi over Xm,nkX^k_{m,n}.

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@article{arxiv.1211.5274,
  title  = {Vector bundles over iterated suspensions of stunted real projective spaces},
  author = {Aniruddha C. Naolekar and Ajay Singh Thakur},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.5274},
  year   = {2014}
}