Homology of linear groups via cycles in BG X

Abstract: Let G be an algebraic group and let X be a smooth integral scheme over a field k. In this paper we construct homology-type groups

H_{i} (X, G)

by considering cycles in the simplicial scheme

B G i m e s X (a n i d e a s u g g e s t e d b y A n d r e i S u s l i n) . W e d i s c u s s t h e b a s i c p r o p e r t i e s o f t h e s e g r o u p s a n d c o n s t r u c t a s p e c t r a l s e q u e n c e, b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e g r o u p s

H_i(Delta^j,G)

, w h i c h c o n v e r g e s t o t h e e t a l e c o h o m o l o g y o f t h e s i m p l i c i a l g r o u p B G . T h e s e g r o u p s a r e t h e r e f o r e c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e s t u d y o f F r i e d l a n d e r^{'} s g e n e r a l i z e d i s o m o r p h i s m c o n j e c t u r e . < p > W e a l s o c o m p u t e s o m e e x a m p l e s, f o c u s i n g i n p a r t i c u l a r o n t h e c a s e X = S p e c (k) . I n t h e c a s e w h e r e k i s t h e r e a l n u m b e r s, t h e r e i s a c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e g r o u p s

H_i

a n d t h e Z / 2 - e q u i v a r i a n t c o h o m o l o g y o f t h e c l a s s i f y i n g s p a c e o f t h e d i s c r e t e g r o u p

G(mathbb R)$.

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