Eells–Kuiper manifold

In mathematics, an Eells–Kuiper manifold is a compactification of by a sphere of dimension , where , or 16. It is named after James Eells and Nicolaas Kuiper. If , the Eells–Kuiper manifold is diffeomorphic to the real projective plane . For it is simply-connected and has the integral cohomology structure of the complex projective plane , of the quaternionic projective plane or of the Cayley projective plane .

Eells–Kuiper manifold

In mathematics, an Eells–Kuiper manifold is a compactification of by a sphere of dimension , where , or 16. It is named after James Eells and Nicolaas Kuiper. If , the Eells–Kuiper manifold is diffeomorphic to the real projective plane . For it is simply-connected and has the integral cohomology structure of the complex projective plane , of the quaternionic projective plane or of the Cayley projective plane .