The suspension order of the real even dimensional projective space (Q1890385)
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The suspension order of the real even dimensional projective space (English)
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3 January 2005
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In the category of pointed topological spaces, denote the suspension of \(X\) by \(\Sigma X\), and the identity class of \(X\) by \(\iota_X\). The order of \(\iota_{\Sigma X}\in [\Sigma X,\Sigma X]\) is called the suspension order (or the characteristic) of \(X\). The order of \(\Sigma^{\infty}\iota_X\) is called the stable order of \(X\) [see \textit{H. Toda}, Ann. Math. 78, 300--325 (1963; Zbl 0146.18901)]. Let P\(^{n}\) be the real projective space of dimension \(n\). The main theorem in this paper states that the suspension order of P\(^6\) is \(8\). As an application of the theorem, the author concludes the truth of the conjecture in [\textit{J. Mukai}, J. Math. Soc. Japan 40, 53--63 (1988; Zbl 0637.55008)]: The suspension order of P\(^{2n}\) coincides with its stable order.
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projective space
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suspension
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suspension order
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stable
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