Vector bundle class functor is homotopy-invariant for paracompact

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This article describes a result applicable for real vector bundles over a paracompact Hausdorff space. In particular, the result is applicable for real vector bundles over a manifold, CW-space, or metrizable space

Statement

Suppose A and B are paracompact Hausdorff spaces and f0,f1:A→B are continuous maps. Then, the functorially induced maps by the vector bundle class functor, namely:

Vectn(f0):Vectn(B)→Vectn(A)

and:

Vectn(f1):Vectn(B)→Vectn(A)

are equal, i.e. Vectn(f0)=Vectn(f1).

Corollaries

  • Any homotopy equivalence of paracompact Hausdorff spaces induces an isomorphism on the vector bundle classes over them.
  • In particular, any vector bundle over a contractible paracompact Hausdorff space is trivial.