Infinite Real Projective Space
The infinite real projective space is constructed as the direct limit or union of the finite projective spaces:
Topologically, this space is double-covered by the infinite sphere, which is contractible. The infinite projective space is therefore the Eilenberg-MacLane space and it is BO(1), the classifying space for line bundles. More generally, the infinite Grassmannians are the classifying spaces for finite rank vector bundles.
Its cohomology ring modulo 2 is
where is the first Stiefel–Whitney class: it is the free -algebra on, which has degree 1.
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