Non-Formality of Planar Configuration Spaces in Characteristic 2

DOI10.1093/IMRN/RNY091zbMATH Open1444.55009arXiv1701.06816OpenAlexW2963536418WikidataQ129976972 ScholiaQ129976972MaRDI QIDQ3296129FDOQ3296129

Paolo Salvatore

Publication date: 7 July 2020

Published in: IMRN. International Mathematics Research Notices (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove that the ordered configuration space of 4 or more points in the plane has a non-formal singular cochain algebra in characteristic two. This is proved by constructing an explicit non trivial obstruction class in the Hochschild cohomology of the cohomology ring of the configuration space, by means of the Barratt-Eccles-Smith simplicial model. We also show that if the number of points does not exceed its dimension, then an euclidean configuration space is intrinsically formal over any ring.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.06816

zbMATH Keywords

formalityEuclidean configuration spaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Discriminantal varieties and configuration spaces in algebraic topology (55R80)

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• On the formality of the little disks operad in positive characteristic

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