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We consider the complex vector space \({\mathbb{C}^{n+1}}.\). A complex linear subspace of \({\mathbb{C}^{n+1}}\)of complex dimension one is called a line. We define the complex projective space \({\mathbb{CP}^{n}}\)as the space of all lines in \({\mathbb{C}^{n+1}}\).
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Jost, J. (2011). Chapter 6 Symmetric Spaces and Kähler Manifolds. In: Riemannian Geometry and Geometric Analysis. Universitext. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21298-7_7
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