On the topological invariance of the basic cohomology (Q1318028)
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On the topological invariance of the basic cohomology (English)
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25 August 1994
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The algebra of basic differential forms of a foliated manifold \((M,{\mathcal F})\) is a differential complex whose homology \(H^* (M/{\mathcal F})\) is called the basic cohomology of \({\mathcal F}\). In this paper we show that the algebra \(H^* (M/{\mathcal F})\) is a topological invariant for complete Riemannian foliations. The main tools used to prove this assertion are: (i) Haefliger's description of a tubular neighbourhood of a leaf closure in the case \(M\) is a solvmanifold and (ii) a spectral sequence which computes \(H^* (M/{\mathcal F})\) from the basic cohomology of the foliation restricted to a certain type of neighbourhoods of the leaf closures of \({\mathcal F}\).
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algebra of basic differential forms of a foliated manifold
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basic cohomology
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topological invariant
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complete Riemannian foliations
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leaf closure
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spectral sequence
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