Questions tagged [cohomology]
A branch of algebraic topology concerning the study of cocycles and coboundaries. It is in some sense a dual theory to homology theory. This tag can be further specialized by using it in conjunction with the tags group-cohomology, etale-cohomology, sheaf-cohomology, galois-cohomology, lie-algebra-cohomology, motivic-cohomology, equivariant-cohomology, ...
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Calabi-Yau cohomology?
My question here is going to be this -- but I'll give a bit of background to explain myself in a moment:
What has been done/what results are available on Calabi-Yau cohomology in degree $n \geq 3$ (...
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Vector bundle $L$ admits connection if and only if degree of every direct summand of $L$ divisible by $\text{char}\,k$, intuition
Consider the following theorem of Atiyah.
Let $X$ be a connected smooth projective curve over an algebraically closed field $k$. Then a vector bundle $L$ on $X$ admits a connection if and only if the ...
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Combinatorics of Quantum Schubert Polynomials
Let $S_n$ be the symmetric group. Let $s_i$ denote the adjacent transposition $(i \ i+1)$. For any permutation $w\in S_n$, an expression $w=s_{i_1}s_{i_2}\cdots s_{i_p}$ of minimal possible length is ...
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Does the Witten genus determine $\mathrm{tmf}$ (or $\mathrm{TMF}$)?
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If $X\times Y$ is homotopy equivalent to a finite-dimensional CW Complex, are $X$ and $Y$ as well?
Is there a space $X$ that is not homotopy equivalent to a finite-dimensional CW complex for which there exists a space $Y$ such that the product space $X\times Y$ is homotopy equivalent to a finite-...
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Elliptic $\infty$-line bundles over $B G$
Theorem 5.2 in Jacob Lurie's "Survey of Elliptic Cohomology" (pdf) states the equivalence of two maps
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B G \longrightarrow B \mathrm{GL}_1(A)
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for $A$ an $E_\infty$-ring carrying an oriented ...
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Steenrod algebra at a prime power
Let $n=p^k$ be a prime power.
When $k=1$, the algebra of stable operations in mod $p$ cohomology is the Steenrod algebra $\mathcal{A}_p$. It has a nice description in terms of generators and ...
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Cohomological characterization of CM curves
In his 1976 classical Annals paper on $p$-adic interpolation, N. Katz uses the fact that if $E_{/K}$ is an elliptic curve with complex multiplications in the quadratic field $F$, up to a suitable ...
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Which rings are cohomology rings?
Which rings can arise as cohomology rings of algebraic varieties?
To be more specific, take a Weil cohomology theory $H^*$ with coefficients in a field $K$ of characteristic 0 defined for smooth ...
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Continuous cohomology of a profinite group is not a delta functor
Let $G$ be a profinite group, then there is a general notion of continuous cohomology groups $H^n_{\text{cont}}(G, M)$ for any topological $G$-module $M$ (I require topological $G$-modules to be ...
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Are there smooth and proper schemes over $\mathbb Z$ whose cohomology is not of Tate type
Is there an example of smooth and proper scheme $X \to \mathrm{Spec}(\mathbb Z)$, and an integer $i$ such that $H^i(X, \mathbb Q)$ is not a Hodge structure of Tate type?
Alternatively: such that $H^...
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To what extent does (co)homology of groups made discrete depend on set theory?
There's a well-known paper by Milnor, "On the homology of Lie groups made discrete," that discusses the relation between the homology of a Lie group $G$ and the underlying discrete group $G^\delta$. ...
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Lurie's applications of $\infty$-topoi in topology
Lurie's book Higher Topos Theory is extremely interesting, but pretty overwhelming. I don't have the time to read it at the moment. However, the last chapter (7) gives applications of $\infty$-topoi ...
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Direct comparison zig-zag between cochain theories
In the paper
Cochain multiplication, Am. J. Math 124 (2002) pp 547–566, doi:10.1353/ajm.2002.0017
Mandell gives axioms for a cochain-level characterisation of ordinary cohomology theory, lifting ...
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Is there an expository account of homology of simplicial sets that does not assume prior familiarity with any variant of homology?
There are numerous expositions of simplicial homology in the literature.
Munkres in “Elements of Algebraic Topology” develops the homology theory of simplicial complexes.
Hatcher in “Algebraic ...
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