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Projectivization of copies of the real tautological line bundle (P(kγR1,n+1​))

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Tensoring a fixed line with Rk does not change its projective directions, so
P(kγR1,n+1​)≅RPn×RPk−1.
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If x and v are the degree-one generators from the two factors, then the tautological line over this projective bundle has first Stiefel–Whitney class x+v.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / iii / Paper 142 / 1 / Solution

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