Anticommutativity in the exterior algebra: for x, y in M, ι(x) ι(y) = -ι(y) ι(x).
A decomposable 2-vector v_1 ∧ v_2 satisfies (v_1 ∧ v_2)^2 = 0 in the exterior algebra (Plücker forward direction).
A 2-vector ω is decomposable if it can be written as v_1 ∧ v_2 for some vectors.
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Every decomposable 2-vector squares to zero in the exterior algebra.
Graded commutativity for products of two pairs: (a∧b)(c∧d) = (c∧d)(a∧b) since even-degree elements commute in the exterior algebra.
For a sum of two decomposable 2-vectors, the square equals 2 (v_1∧v_2) (v_3∧v_4).
For a 4-dimensional vector space V, ⋀²V has dimension 6 = C(4,2), giving the ambient P^5 for the Plücker embedding of Gr(2,4).
General dimension formula: dim ⋀^n V = C(dim V, n).
For a 4-dimensional vector space V, ⋀⁴V is 1-dimensional.
Forward Plücker relation in k^4: decomposable 2-vectors square to zero.
The wedge of the four standard basis vectors of k^4 is nonzero (it gives a basis of the 1-dimensional space ⋀⁴(k^4)).
The product e_0 ∧ e_1 ∧ e_2 ∧ e_3 of the four standard basis vectors equals the top wedge ιMulti(e_0, e_1, e_2, e_3).
The 2-vector e_0∧e_1 + e_2∧e_3 in k^4 squares to a nonzero multiple of the volume form, witnessing a non-decomposable element ruled out by the Plücker relation.
Converse Plücker relation in dimension 4 (char 0): a 2-vector ω ∈ ⋀²V with ω∧ω = 0 is decomposable.
Converse to the Plücker relation in dim 4: ω∧ω = 0 implies ω is decomposable.
Plücker characterization in dim 4: a 2-vector is decomposable iff its wedge square vanishes — the defining equations of Gr(2,4) ⊂ P^5.
The Plücker embedding Gr(2,4) ↪ P^5 (Theorem 4.1, Lemma 6): for a 4-dimensional V, ⋀²V is 6-dimensional, the Plücker map is injective, and its image equals the set of decomposable 2-vectors, which is cut out by the Plücker quadratic relation ω∧ω = 0.