On the characteristic classes of subfoliations

DOI10.2977/PRIMS/1195176034MaRDI QIDQ1105876zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Demetrio Domínguez

Publication date 1987

Published in Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.2977/prims/1195176034

zbMATH Keywords

Godbillon-Vey classes of a subfoliationnontrivial Godbillon-Vey classessecondary characteristic classes for subfoliations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foliations in differential topology; geometric theory (57R30) Classifying spaces for foliations; Gelfand-Fuks cohomology (57R32)

Review text

A subfoliation is a pair \((F_ 1,F_ 2)\) of foliations \(F_ i\) such that \(F_ 2\subset F_ 1\). A theory of secondary characteristic classes for subfoliations has been initiated by \textit{B. L. Feigin} [Funkts. Anal. Prilozh. 9, No. 4, 49--56 (1975; Zbl 0328.57008)], the reviewer and \textit{X. Masa} [Ann. Inst. Fourier Grenoble 31, No. 2, 61--86 (1981; Zbl 0442.57009)] and \textit{J. M. Carballés} [Ann. Inst. Fourier 34, No. 3, 219--245 (1984; Zbl 0519.57022)]. In the paper under review the author computes the cohomology algebra \(H(W(g,H)_ I)\), domain for the characteristic homomorphism of a subfoliation. He also studies some properties of a subfoliation and gives a geometric interpretation for certain characteristic classes, in particular for the Godbillon-Vey classes of a subfoliation. The nontriviality of this study is shown by constructing examples of subfoliations with nontrivial Godbillon-Vey classes.

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