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K-theory Gysin sequence of a sphere bundle

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The cofibration S(E)→D(E)→Th(E) and the Thom isomorphism give
⋯→Ki(X)⋅eK(E)​Ki(X)p∗​Ki(S(E))p!​​Ki+1(X)→⋯.
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Odd K-theory of the sphere bundle of two tautological lines (K−1(S(γ⊕γ)))

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K-theory Gysin sequence of a sphere bundle
For E=γ⊕γ over CPn and t=1−[γ​], the K-theory Euler class is t2. Hence
K−1(S(E))≅ker(t2:Z[t]/(tn+1)→Z[t]/(tn+1))=Z{tn−1,tn}
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for n≥1.
For n=0, the base is a point, the sphere bundle is S3, and its odd K-theory is Z.

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