(Co)bordism invariant of Eilenberg–MacLane space becomes vanished

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Consider a (co)bordism invariant
$$
u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
$$

obtained from
$$
Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2)).
$$

Here $u in H^2(K(mathbbZ/2,2),mathbbZ_2)$. The $K(mathbbZ/2,2)$ is Eilenberg–MacLane space. The $mathbbZ/2$ is the finite group of order 2.




Question: Is it true that such a (co)bordism invariant $u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2$ when being pulled back from the $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to a pulldback new (co)bordism group
$$
Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2
$$

(thus we are allowed to identify more wider classes of manifolds or more (co)bordism invariants by enlarging the cobordant structures of manifolds from
$Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$),



the (co)bordism invariant
$
u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
$
becomes 0 in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



Namely the effective manifold generators (respect of to $
u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
$
) in $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ becomes trivial or vanished in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



How to prove this?




  • Here $frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$ is similar to the generalization of Pin$^c$ structure where $U(1)$ is now replaced by $SU(2)$.









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    Consider a (co)bordism invariant
    $$
    u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
    $$

    obtained from
    $$
    Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2)).
    $$

    Here $u in H^2(K(mathbbZ/2,2),mathbbZ_2)$. The $K(mathbbZ/2,2)$ is Eilenberg–MacLane space. The $mathbbZ/2$ is the finite group of order 2.




    Question: Is it true that such a (co)bordism invariant $u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2$ when being pulled back from the $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to a pulldback new (co)bordism group
    $$
    Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2
    $$

    (thus we are allowed to identify more wider classes of manifolds or more (co)bordism invariants by enlarging the cobordant structures of manifolds from
    $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$),



    the (co)bordism invariant
    $
    u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
    $
    becomes 0 in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



    Namely the effective manifold generators (respect of to $
    u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
    $
    ) in $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ becomes trivial or vanished in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



    How to prove this?




    • Here $frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$ is similar to the generalization of Pin$^c$ structure where $U(1)$ is now replaced by $SU(2)$.









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      Consider a (co)bordism invariant
      $$
      u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
      $$

      obtained from
      $$
      Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2)).
      $$

      Here $u in H^2(K(mathbbZ/2,2),mathbbZ_2)$. The $K(mathbbZ/2,2)$ is Eilenberg–MacLane space. The $mathbbZ/2$ is the finite group of order 2.




      Question: Is it true that such a (co)bordism invariant $u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2$ when being pulled back from the $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to a pulldback new (co)bordism group
      $$
      Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2
      $$

      (thus we are allowed to identify more wider classes of manifolds or more (co)bordism invariants by enlarging the cobordant structures of manifolds from
      $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$),



      the (co)bordism invariant
      $
      u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
      $
      becomes 0 in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



      Namely the effective manifold generators (respect of to $
      u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
      $
      ) in $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ becomes trivial or vanished in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



      How to prove this?




      • Here $frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$ is similar to the generalization of Pin$^c$ structure where $U(1)$ is now replaced by $SU(2)$.









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      Consider a (co)bordism invariant
      $$
      u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
      $$

      obtained from
      $$
      Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2)).
      $$

      Here $u in H^2(K(mathbbZ/2,2),mathbbZ_2)$. The $K(mathbbZ/2,2)$ is Eilenberg–MacLane space. The $mathbbZ/2$ is the finite group of order 2.




      Question: Is it true that such a (co)bordism invariant $u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2$ when being pulled back from the $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to a pulldback new (co)bordism group
      $$
      Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2
      $$

      (thus we are allowed to identify more wider classes of manifolds or more (co)bordism invariants by enlarging the cobordant structures of manifolds from
      $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ to $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$),



      the (co)bordism invariant
      $
      u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
      $
      becomes 0 in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



      Namely the effective manifold generators (respect of to $
      u_2 Sq^1 u_2+Sq^2 Sq^1 u_2
      $
      ) in $Omega^5_O(K(mathbbZ/2,2))$ becomes trivial or vanished in $Omega^5_frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$?



      How to prove this?




      • Here $frac(Pin^pm times SU(2))mathbbZ/2$ is similar to the generalization of Pin$^c$ structure where $U(1)$ is now replaced by $SU(2)$.






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          $newcommandPinmathrmPinnewcommandSqmathrmSq$
          To simplify notation, I'll denote $(Pin_n^pmtimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$ by $Pin_n^hpm$, since these are
          analogues of the groups $mathrmSpin_n^h = (mathrmSpin_ntimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$. Analogously to how a
          spin$c$-structure on a manifold $M$ determines a line bundle $L$ with $w_2(L) = w_2(M)$, a
          pin$hpm$-structure on $M$ determines a principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$ with $w_2(Q) = w_2(M)$ (for
          pin$h+$) or $w_2(Q) = w_2(M) + w_1^2(M)$ (for pin$h-$).



          This question is actually several questions in one: the argument differs for $Pin^h+$ and $Pin^h-$, and it's also necessary
          to specify the maps $Omega_5^Pin^hpmtoOmega_5^O(K(mathbb Z/2, 2))$. Any characteristic class of $M$ or
          $Q$ in $H^2(M;mathbb Z/2)$ determines a natural map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$, and hence a map between these bordism
          groups. There are several examples, such as $w_2(Q)$ and $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, and the answer could in principle differ depending
          on which class one chooses.



          As such, I have a partial answer: in the case of pin$h+$ 5-manifolds where the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$
          is $w_2(Q)$ or $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, the answer is yes, the invariant vanishes
          .



          Since $u_2mathrmSq^1 u_2 + mathrmSq^2mathrmSq^1u_2$ is a cobordism invariant, it suffices to check this on
          a generator of $Omega_5^Pin^h+$. This group is isomorphic to $mathbb Z/2$ (this is due to
          Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), so we need only to find a single nonbounding
          pin$h+$ 5-manifold and check there.



          This generator is the Wu manifold $W := mathrmSU_3/mathrmSO_3$, with the principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$
          given by the quotient map $mathrmSU_3twoheadrightarrow W$. It's known that $H^*(W;mathbb Z/2) =
          mathbb Z/2[z_2,z_3]/(z_2^2, z_3^2)$
          with $|z_i| = i$; its nonzero Stiefel-Whitney classes are $w_2(W) = z_2$ and $w_3(W)
          = z_3$
          , and that $w_2(Q) = z_2$ (this is discussed, for example, at the end of section 6 of Xuan Chen's
          thesis). In particular, $w_2(W) = w_2(Q)$, so $W$
          admits a pin$h+$-structure whose corresponding $mathrmSO_3$-bundle is $Q$, and because $langle
          w_2(Q)w_3(W), [W]rangle = 1$
          , it doesn't bound as a pin$h+$ manifold. Therefore it generates
          $Omega_5^Pin^h+$.



          Using the Wu formula, $Sq^1z_2 = z_3$ and $Sq^2z_3 = z_2z_3$, so



          $$ w_2(Q)Sq^1w_2(Q) + Sq^2Sq^1w_2(Q) = 2z_2z_3 = 0,$$



          so we conclude that this invariant vanishes for all pin$h+$ 5-manifolds. (Since $w_1(W)^2 = 0$, we can
          also conclude this for the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$ given by $w_2(Q) + w_1(M)^2$.)




          An analogous argument should be possible in the pin$h-$ case, but since
          $Omega_5^Pin^h-congmathbb Z/2oplusmathbb Z/2$ (this is again Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), one would have
          to find two linearly independent generators and check on them. $W$ also admits a pin$h-$-structure with
          corresponding bundle $Q$, but I wasn't able to figure out what the other generator is.






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          $newcommandPinmathrmPinnewcommandSqmathrmSq$
          To simplify notation, I'll denote $(Pin_n^pmtimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$ by $Pin_n^hpm$, since these are
          analogues of the groups $mathrmSpin_n^h = (mathrmSpin_ntimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$. Analogously to how a
          spin$c$-structure on a manifold $M$ determines a line bundle $L$ with $w_2(L) = w_2(M)$, a
          pin$hpm$-structure on $M$ determines a principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$ with $w_2(Q) = w_2(M)$ (for
          pin$h+$) or $w_2(Q) = w_2(M) + w_1^2(M)$ (for pin$h-$).



          This question is actually several questions in one: the argument differs for $Pin^h+$ and $Pin^h-$, and it's also necessary
          to specify the maps $Omega_5^Pin^hpmtoOmega_5^O(K(mathbb Z/2, 2))$. Any characteristic class of $M$ or
          $Q$ in $H^2(M;mathbb Z/2)$ determines a natural map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$, and hence a map between these bordism
          groups. There are several examples, such as $w_2(Q)$ and $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, and the answer could in principle differ depending
          on which class one chooses.



          As such, I have a partial answer: in the case of pin$h+$ 5-manifolds where the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$
          is $w_2(Q)$ or $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, the answer is yes, the invariant vanishes
          .



          Since $u_2mathrmSq^1 u_2 + mathrmSq^2mathrmSq^1u_2$ is a cobordism invariant, it suffices to check this on
          a generator of $Omega_5^Pin^h+$. This group is isomorphic to $mathbb Z/2$ (this is due to
          Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), so we need only to find a single nonbounding
          pin$h+$ 5-manifold and check there.



          This generator is the Wu manifold $W := mathrmSU_3/mathrmSO_3$, with the principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$
          given by the quotient map $mathrmSU_3twoheadrightarrow W$. It's known that $H^*(W;mathbb Z/2) =
          mathbb Z/2[z_2,z_3]/(z_2^2, z_3^2)$
          with $|z_i| = i$; its nonzero Stiefel-Whitney classes are $w_2(W) = z_2$ and $w_3(W)
          = z_3$
          , and that $w_2(Q) = z_2$ (this is discussed, for example, at the end of section 6 of Xuan Chen's
          thesis). In particular, $w_2(W) = w_2(Q)$, so $W$
          admits a pin$h+$-structure whose corresponding $mathrmSO_3$-bundle is $Q$, and because $langle
          w_2(Q)w_3(W), [W]rangle = 1$
          , it doesn't bound as a pin$h+$ manifold. Therefore it generates
          $Omega_5^Pin^h+$.



          Using the Wu formula, $Sq^1z_2 = z_3$ and $Sq^2z_3 = z_2z_3$, so



          $$ w_2(Q)Sq^1w_2(Q) + Sq^2Sq^1w_2(Q) = 2z_2z_3 = 0,$$



          so we conclude that this invariant vanishes for all pin$h+$ 5-manifolds. (Since $w_1(W)^2 = 0$, we can
          also conclude this for the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$ given by $w_2(Q) + w_1(M)^2$.)




          An analogous argument should be possible in the pin$h-$ case, but since
          $Omega_5^Pin^h-congmathbb Z/2oplusmathbb Z/2$ (this is again Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), one would have
          to find two linearly independent generators and check on them. $W$ also admits a pin$h-$-structure with
          corresponding bundle $Q$, but I wasn't able to figure out what the other generator is.






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          $newcommandPinmathrmPinnewcommandSqmathrmSq$
          To simplify notation, I'll denote $(Pin_n^pmtimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$ by $Pin_n^hpm$, since these are
          analogues of the groups $mathrmSpin_n^h = (mathrmSpin_ntimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$. Analogously to how a
          spin$c$-structure on a manifold $M$ determines a line bundle $L$ with $w_2(L) = w_2(M)$, a
          pin$hpm$-structure on $M$ determines a principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$ with $w_2(Q) = w_2(M)$ (for
          pin$h+$) or $w_2(Q) = w_2(M) + w_1^2(M)$ (for pin$h-$).



          This question is actually several questions in one: the argument differs for $Pin^h+$ and $Pin^h-$, and it's also necessary
          to specify the maps $Omega_5^Pin^hpmtoOmega_5^O(K(mathbb Z/2, 2))$. Any characteristic class of $M$ or
          $Q$ in $H^2(M;mathbb Z/2)$ determines a natural map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$, and hence a map between these bordism
          groups. There are several examples, such as $w_2(Q)$ and $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, and the answer could in principle differ depending
          on which class one chooses.



          As such, I have a partial answer: in the case of pin$h+$ 5-manifolds where the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$
          is $w_2(Q)$ or $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, the answer is yes, the invariant vanishes
          .



          Since $u_2mathrmSq^1 u_2 + mathrmSq^2mathrmSq^1u_2$ is a cobordism invariant, it suffices to check this on
          a generator of $Omega_5^Pin^h+$. This group is isomorphic to $mathbb Z/2$ (this is due to
          Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), so we need only to find a single nonbounding
          pin$h+$ 5-manifold and check there.



          This generator is the Wu manifold $W := mathrmSU_3/mathrmSO_3$, with the principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$
          given by the quotient map $mathrmSU_3twoheadrightarrow W$. It's known that $H^*(W;mathbb Z/2) =
          mathbb Z/2[z_2,z_3]/(z_2^2, z_3^2)$
          with $|z_i| = i$; its nonzero Stiefel-Whitney classes are $w_2(W) = z_2$ and $w_3(W)
          = z_3$
          , and that $w_2(Q) = z_2$ (this is discussed, for example, at the end of section 6 of Xuan Chen's
          thesis). In particular, $w_2(W) = w_2(Q)$, so $W$
          admits a pin$h+$-structure whose corresponding $mathrmSO_3$-bundle is $Q$, and because $langle
          w_2(Q)w_3(W), [W]rangle = 1$
          , it doesn't bound as a pin$h+$ manifold. Therefore it generates
          $Omega_5^Pin^h+$.



          Using the Wu formula, $Sq^1z_2 = z_3$ and $Sq^2z_3 = z_2z_3$, so



          $$ w_2(Q)Sq^1w_2(Q) + Sq^2Sq^1w_2(Q) = 2z_2z_3 = 0,$$



          so we conclude that this invariant vanishes for all pin$h+$ 5-manifolds. (Since $w_1(W)^2 = 0$, we can
          also conclude this for the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$ given by $w_2(Q) + w_1(M)^2$.)




          An analogous argument should be possible in the pin$h-$ case, but since
          $Omega_5^Pin^h-congmathbb Z/2oplusmathbb Z/2$ (this is again Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), one would have
          to find two linearly independent generators and check on them. $W$ also admits a pin$h-$-structure with
          corresponding bundle $Q$, but I wasn't able to figure out what the other generator is.






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          $newcommandPinmathrmPinnewcommandSqmathrmSq$
          To simplify notation, I'll denote $(Pin_n^pmtimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$ by $Pin_n^hpm$, since these are
          analogues of the groups $mathrmSpin_n^h = (mathrmSpin_ntimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$. Analogously to how a
          spin$c$-structure on a manifold $M$ determines a line bundle $L$ with $w_2(L) = w_2(M)$, a
          pin$hpm$-structure on $M$ determines a principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$ with $w_2(Q) = w_2(M)$ (for
          pin$h+$) or $w_2(Q) = w_2(M) + w_1^2(M)$ (for pin$h-$).



          This question is actually several questions in one: the argument differs for $Pin^h+$ and $Pin^h-$, and it's also necessary
          to specify the maps $Omega_5^Pin^hpmtoOmega_5^O(K(mathbb Z/2, 2))$. Any characteristic class of $M$ or
          $Q$ in $H^2(M;mathbb Z/2)$ determines a natural map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$, and hence a map between these bordism
          groups. There are several examples, such as $w_2(Q)$ and $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, and the answer could in principle differ depending
          on which class one chooses.



          As such, I have a partial answer: in the case of pin$h+$ 5-manifolds where the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$
          is $w_2(Q)$ or $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, the answer is yes, the invariant vanishes
          .



          Since $u_2mathrmSq^1 u_2 + mathrmSq^2mathrmSq^1u_2$ is a cobordism invariant, it suffices to check this on
          a generator of $Omega_5^Pin^h+$. This group is isomorphic to $mathbb Z/2$ (this is due to
          Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), so we need only to find a single nonbounding
          pin$h+$ 5-manifold and check there.



          This generator is the Wu manifold $W := mathrmSU_3/mathrmSO_3$, with the principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$
          given by the quotient map $mathrmSU_3twoheadrightarrow W$. It's known that $H^*(W;mathbb Z/2) =
          mathbb Z/2[z_2,z_3]/(z_2^2, z_3^2)$
          with $|z_i| = i$; its nonzero Stiefel-Whitney classes are $w_2(W) = z_2$ and $w_3(W)
          = z_3$
          , and that $w_2(Q) = z_2$ (this is discussed, for example, at the end of section 6 of Xuan Chen's
          thesis). In particular, $w_2(W) = w_2(Q)$, so $W$
          admits a pin$h+$-structure whose corresponding $mathrmSO_3$-bundle is $Q$, and because $langle
          w_2(Q)w_3(W), [W]rangle = 1$
          , it doesn't bound as a pin$h+$ manifold. Therefore it generates
          $Omega_5^Pin^h+$.



          Using the Wu formula, $Sq^1z_2 = z_3$ and $Sq^2z_3 = z_2z_3$, so



          $$ w_2(Q)Sq^1w_2(Q) + Sq^2Sq^1w_2(Q) = 2z_2z_3 = 0,$$



          so we conclude that this invariant vanishes for all pin$h+$ 5-manifolds. (Since $w_1(W)^2 = 0$, we can
          also conclude this for the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$ given by $w_2(Q) + w_1(M)^2$.)




          An analogous argument should be possible in the pin$h-$ case, but since
          $Omega_5^Pin^h-congmathbb Z/2oplusmathbb Z/2$ (this is again Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), one would have
          to find two linearly independent generators and check on them. $W$ also admits a pin$h-$-structure with
          corresponding bundle $Q$, but I wasn't able to figure out what the other generator is.






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          $newcommandPinmathrmPinnewcommandSqmathrmSq$
          To simplify notation, I'll denote $(Pin_n^pmtimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$ by $Pin_n^hpm$, since these are
          analogues of the groups $mathrmSpin_n^h = (mathrmSpin_ntimesmathrmSU_2)/(mathbb Z/2)$. Analogously to how a
          spin$c$-structure on a manifold $M$ determines a line bundle $L$ with $w_2(L) = w_2(M)$, a
          pin$hpm$-structure on $M$ determines a principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$ with $w_2(Q) = w_2(M)$ (for
          pin$h+$) or $w_2(Q) = w_2(M) + w_1^2(M)$ (for pin$h-$).



          This question is actually several questions in one: the argument differs for $Pin^h+$ and $Pin^h-$, and it's also necessary
          to specify the maps $Omega_5^Pin^hpmtoOmega_5^O(K(mathbb Z/2, 2))$. Any characteristic class of $M$ or
          $Q$ in $H^2(M;mathbb Z/2)$ determines a natural map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$, and hence a map between these bordism
          groups. There are several examples, such as $w_2(Q)$ and $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, and the answer could in principle differ depending
          on which class one chooses.



          As such, I have a partial answer: in the case of pin$h+$ 5-manifolds where the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$
          is $w_2(Q)$ or $w_2(Q) + w_1^2(M)$, the answer is yes, the invariant vanishes
          .



          Since $u_2mathrmSq^1 u_2 + mathrmSq^2mathrmSq^1u_2$ is a cobordism invariant, it suffices to check this on
          a generator of $Omega_5^Pin^h+$. This group is isomorphic to $mathbb Z/2$ (this is due to
          Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), so we need only to find a single nonbounding
          pin$h+$ 5-manifold and check there.



          This generator is the Wu manifold $W := mathrmSU_3/mathrmSO_3$, with the principal $mathrmSO_3$-bundle $Q$
          given by the quotient map $mathrmSU_3twoheadrightarrow W$. It's known that $H^*(W;mathbb Z/2) =
          mathbb Z/2[z_2,z_3]/(z_2^2, z_3^2)$
          with $|z_i| = i$; its nonzero Stiefel-Whitney classes are $w_2(W) = z_2$ and $w_3(W)
          = z_3$
          , and that $w_2(Q) = z_2$ (this is discussed, for example, at the end of section 6 of Xuan Chen's
          thesis). In particular, $w_2(W) = w_2(Q)$, so $W$
          admits a pin$h+$-structure whose corresponding $mathrmSO_3$-bundle is $Q$, and because $langle
          w_2(Q)w_3(W), [W]rangle = 1$
          , it doesn't bound as a pin$h+$ manifold. Therefore it generates
          $Omega_5^Pin^h+$.



          Using the Wu formula, $Sq^1z_2 = z_3$ and $Sq^2z_3 = z_2z_3$, so



          $$ w_2(Q)Sq^1w_2(Q) + Sq^2Sq^1w_2(Q) = 2z_2z_3 = 0,$$



          so we conclude that this invariant vanishes for all pin$h+$ 5-manifolds. (Since $w_1(W)^2 = 0$, we can
          also conclude this for the map to $K(mathbb Z/2,2)$ given by $w_2(Q) + w_1(M)^2$.)




          An analogous argument should be possible in the pin$h-$ case, but since
          $Omega_5^Pin^h-congmathbb Z/2oplusmathbb Z/2$ (this is again Freed-Hopkins, Theorem 9.89), one would have
          to find two linearly independent generators and check on them. $W$ also admits a pin$h-$-structure with
          corresponding bundle $Q$, but I wasn't able to figure out what the other generator is.







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