Embeddings of real projective spaces (Q5904081)

Let \(P^n\) denote real projective \(n\)-space and \(\mathbb R^k\) Euclidean \(k\)-space. For \(n\leq 63\), the author lists the highest values of \(s\) and the lowest values of \(t\) of which he is aware such that \(P^n\) cannot be differentiably embedded in \(\mathbb R ^s\) but can be differentiably embedded in \(\mathbb R^t\). Most of these results fit into infinite families. A new result proved in this paper is that if \(n={2^i}+3\geq {11}\), then \(P^n\) can be embedded in \(\mathbb R^{2n-4}\). The proof is based on \textit{M. Mahowald}'s method of modified Postnikov towers [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 110, 315-349 (1964; Zbl 0128.16805)].