Maps from Grassmannians of 2-planes to projective spaces

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Main Authors: Brasil, Ricardo, Ferreira, Ana Cristina, Vandembroucq, Lucile
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author Brasil, Ricardo
Ferreira, Ana Cristina
Vandembroucq, Lucile
author_facet Brasil, Ricardo
Ferreira, Ana Cristina
Vandembroucq, Lucile
contents Using quaternions and octonions, we construct some maps from the Grassmannian of 2-dimensional planes of $\mathbb{R}^n$, $\mathrm{Gr}_2(\mathbb{R}^n)$, to the projective space $\mathbb{R}\mathrm{P}^k$, for certain values of $n$ and $k$. All of our maps induce an isomorphism at the level of fundamental groups, and two of them are shown to be submersions. As an application, we obtain new estimates of the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of $\mathrm{Gr}_2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ for specific values of $n$.
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spellingShingle Maps from Grassmannians of 2-planes to projective spaces
Brasil, Ricardo
Ferreira, Ana Cristina
Vandembroucq, Lucile
Algebraic Topology
Geometric Topology
57R19, 57S25, 55M30, 53C30
Using quaternions and octonions, we construct some maps from the Grassmannian of 2-dimensional planes of $\mathbb{R}^n$, $\mathrm{Gr}_2(\mathbb{R}^n)$, to the projective space $\mathbb{R}\mathrm{P}^k$, for certain values of $n$ and $k$. All of our maps induce an isomorphism at the level of fundamental groups, and two of them are shown to be submersions. As an application, we obtain new estimates of the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of $\mathrm{Gr}_2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ for specific values of $n$.
title Maps from Grassmannians of 2-planes to projective spaces
topic Algebraic Topology
Geometric Topology
57R19, 57S25, 55M30, 53C30
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.13590