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Immersions of RP2e-1

Donald M. Davis, Giora Dula, Jesus Gonzalez, Mark Mahowald

math.ATarXiv:math/0701327

Abstract

We prove that RP2e-1 can be immersed in R2e+1-e-7 provided e>6. If e>13, this is 1 better than previously known immersions. Our method is primarily an induction on geometric dimension, with compatibility of liftings being a central issue.

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