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Is the space of real conics with a singular point an orientable manifold?
Consider the space of non zero real homogeneous degree $2$ polynomials in three variables upto scaling. This space is $\mathbb{R} \mathbb{P}^5$. The zero set
of such a polynomial gives a real curve ...
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Cobordism theory of some weird space
Let $G=SU(3)$ and $N=SO(3)$, then $G/N= SU(3)/SO(3)$ = a 5-dimensional Wu manifold $W$.
The $W$ is a homogeneous space (also a quotient space), but not a group.
Previously, I am aware of the ...