Flat pairing and generalized Cheeger-Simons characters

DOI10.1007/S40062-015-0124-9zbMATH Open1379.53034arXiv1208.1288OpenAlexW2237523843MaRDI QIDQ2012171FDOQ2012171

Authors: Fabio Ferrari Ruffino 

Publication date: 28 July 2017

Published in: Journal of Homotopy and Related Structures (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let h^{*} be a multiplicative cohomology theory, h_{*} its dual homology theory and hat{h}^{*} a differential refinement. We first construct the natural pairing between h_{*} and the flat part of hat{h}^{*}, generalizing the holonomy of a flat Deligne cohomology class. Then, in order to generalize the holonomy of any Deligne cohomology class, we define the generalized Cheeger-Simons characters. The latter are functions from suitably defined differential cycles to the cohomology ring of the point, such that the value on a trivial cycle only depends on the curvature.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.1288

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zbMATH Keywords

differential cohomologygeneralized homology theoriesdifferential charactersgeneralized cohomology theories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Differential geometric aspects of gerbes and differential characters (53C08) Twisted (K)-theory; differential (K)-theory (19L50) Generalized (extraordinary) homology and cohomology theories in algebraic topology (55N20) Topology of vector bundles and fiber bundles (57R22)

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