Plücker embedding

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Embeds the Grassmannian Gr(k, n) as a smooth projective variety inside P^{C(n,k)−1} via a basis wedge ([v_1 ∧ … ∧ v_k]). Image is cut out by the Plücker relations (quadratic). Gr(2,4) sits inside P^5 as a smooth quadric. Tool for…

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