Torsion and abelianization in equivariant cohomology

DOI10.1007/S00031-008-9023-ZMaRDI QIDQ1024605zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Tara S. Holm, Reyer Sjamaar

Publication date 17 June 2009

Published in Transformation Groups (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0607069

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transformation groups and semigroups (topological aspects) (54H15) Equivariant homology and cohomology in algebraic topology (55N91) Homology and cohomology of homogeneous spaces of Lie groups (57T15)

Abstract: Let $X$ be a topological space upon which a compact connected Lie group $G$ acts. It is well-known that the equivariant cohomology $H_G^{\ast }(X;Q)$ is isomorphic to the subalgebra of Weyl group invariants of the equivariant cohomology $H_T^{\ast }(X;Q)$, where $T$ is a maximal torus of $G$. This relationship breaks down for coefficient rings $k$ other than $Q$. Instead, we prove that under a mild condition on $k$ the algebra $H_G^{\ast }(X,k)$ is isomorphic to the subalgebra of $H_T^{\ast }(X,k)$ annihilated by the divided difference operators.

Review text

Let \(G\) be a compact connected Lie group and let \(X\) be a \(G\)-space. Then \(X\) is also a \(T\)-space where \(T\) is a maximal torus of \(G\). There is a canonical fibre bundle \(p_X : X_T \to X_G\) with fibre \(G/T\). A classical result is that \(p_X\) induces an isomorphism from the Borel cohomology \(H_G^*(X; \mathbb{Q})\) to the subalgebra of Weil group invariants of \(H_T^*(X;\mathbb{Q})\). In this paper, the authors investigate the behavior of \(p_X^*\) for coefficient rings other than \(\mathbb{Q}\). In particular, they show that the action of the Weil group on \(H_T^*(X;\mathbf{k})\) extends to an action of Demazure's algebra \(\mathcal{D}_{\mathbf{k}}\). The authors then show that if the torsion index \(t(G)\) is invertible in \(\mathbf{k}\), then \(p_X^*\) is an isomorphism from \(H_G^*(X; \mathbf{k})\) to the set of \(\mathcal{D}_{\mathbf{k}}\)-invariants of \(H_T^*(X; \mathbf{k})\). In addition, natural conditions on the discriminant of \(G\) are given for which the \(\mathcal{D}_{\mathbf{k}}\)-invariants coincide with the Weil group invariants. The paper closes with numerous examples illustrating the theorems as well as the consequences of the results in the case of homogeneous spaces.

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