Computing Topological Invariants Using Fixed Points
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Intersection theory, characteristic classes, intersection multiplicities in algebraic geometry (14C17) Homogeneous spaces and generalizations (14M17) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to algebraic topology (55-02) Homology with local coefficients, equivariant cohomology (55N25) Fiber bundles in algebraic topology (55R10) Homology and cohomology of homogeneous spaces of Lie groups (57T15)
Abstract: When a torus acts on a compact oriented manifold with isolated fixed points, the equivariant localization formula of Atiyah--Bott and Berline--Vergne converts the integral of an equivariantly closed form into a finite sum over the fixed points of the action, thus providing a powerful tool for computing integrals on a manifold. An integral can also be viewed as a pushforward map from a manifold to a point, and in this guise it is intimately related to the Gysin homomorphism. This article highlights two applications of the equivariant localization formula. We show how to use it to compute characteristic numbers of a homogeneous space and to derive a formula for the Gysin map of a fiber bundle.
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