Actions of compact connected Lie groups on simply connected rational cohomology 5-spheres (Q1121564): Difference between revisions

Hudson classified simply connected closed 5-manifolds with SO(3)-actions admitting at least one singular orbit up to SO(3)-equivariant diffeomorphisms. Ōike classified simply connected closed 5-manifolds with effective U(2)-actions up to U(2)-equivariant diffeomorphisms. It is interesting to know what types of Lie groups other than SO(3) and U(2) can act smoothly and effectively on simply connected closed smooth 5- manifolds. In this note we shall particularly consider such actions on simply connected rational cohomology 5-spheres and classify compact connected non-commutative Lie groups other than SO(3) and U(2) acting smoothly and effectively on the spaces up to isomorphism.