Indices of a finitistic space with \(\bmod 2\) cohomology \(\mathbb{R} P^n \times \mathbb{S}^2\) (Q2327569)

A paracompact Hausdorff space $X$ is said to be finitistic if every open covering of $X$ has a finite dimensional open refinement. If $X$ is a paracompact Hausdorff free $G$-space where $G = \mathbb{Z}_{2}$, the index of $X$ is the largest integer $n$ such that there exists a $G$-equivariant map $S^{n} \rightarrow X$ relative to the antipodal action on $S^{n}$. The mod 2 cohomology index of $X$, co-ind$_{2}(X)$, is the largest integer $n$ such that $w^{n} \neq 0$ where $w \in H^{1}(X/G)$ is the characteristic class of the principal $G$-bundle $X \rightarrow X/G$. This paper considers finitistic spaces $X \sim_{2} {\mathbb R}P^{n}\times S^{2}$. The paper computes the possible cohomology rings of the corresponding $X/G$. Further the indexes and co-ind$_{2}$s of such spaces are computed.