The Witt group of real algebraic varieties

DOI10.1112/JTOPOL/JTW024zbMATH Open1377.19001arXiv1506.03862OpenAlexW3100761937MaRDI QIDQ4977712FDOQ4977712

Max Karoubi, C. Weibel, Marco Schlichting

Publication date: 17 August 2017

Published in: Journal of Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $V$ be an algebraic variety over $mathbbR$. The purpose of this paper is to compare its algebraic Witt group $W(V)$ with a new topological invariant $WR(V_{mathbbC})$, based on symmetric forms on Real vector bundles (in the sense of Atiyah) on the space of complex points of $V$, This invariant lies between $W(V)$ and the group $KO(V_{mathbbR})$ of $mathbbR$-linear topological vector bundles on $V_{mathbbR}$, the set of real points of $V$. We show that the comparison maps $W(V)oWR(V_{mathbbC})$ and $WR(V_{mathbbC})oKO(V_{mathbbR})$ that we define are isomorphisms modulo bounded 2-primary torsion. We give precise bounds for the exponent of the kernel and cokernel of these maps, depending upon the dimension of $V.$ These results improve theorems of Knebusch, Brumfiel and Mah'e. Along the way, we prove a comparison theorem between algebraic and topological Hermitian $K$-theory, and homotopy fixed point theorems for the latter. We also give a new proof (and a generalization) of a theorem of Brumfiel.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.03862

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topology of real algebraic varieties (14P25) Witt groups of rings (19G12) (K)-theory of quadratic and Hermitian forms (11E70) Hermitian (K)-theory, relations with (K)-theory of rings (19G38) Topological (K)-theory (55N15) Miscellaneous applications of (K)-theory (19M05)

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