Projective quadratic Morse complex
ID: projective-quadratic-morse-complex
For distinct ordered , the quotient on Real projective space has one critical point of index . Its descending flow is . The unstable cell at is . Between adjacent critical points there are two trajectories, whose relative orientation is the degree of the antipodal map on . Thus, up to generator orientation, the differential is two in even degrees and zero in odd degrees. This gives the integral cellular homology of real projective space rather than only its mod-two ranks.
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