Mod-two restriction from complex to real projective space

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Mod-two restriction from complex to real projective space by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
Let be the standard inclusion. If and , then
The restricted complex tautological bundle is the complexification of a real vector bundle . Its underlying real bundle is . The Whitney product formula for Stiefel–Whitney classes gives total class , while the Stiefel–Whitney class of the underlying real bundle of a complex line identifies its second class with the reduced First Chern class. Dualizing changes the integral sign but has no effect modulo two. Thus the full induced map on cohomology sends to .

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