Bounded characteristic classes and flat bundles

DOI10.4310/JDG/1375124608zbMATH Open1278.55028arXiv1202.4069OpenAlexW2964049660WikidataQ115169205 ScholiaQ115169205MaRDI QIDQ366945FDOQ366945

Authors: Indira Chatterji, Guido Mislin, Christophe Pittet, Yves Cornulier 

Publication date: 25 September 2013

Published in: Journal of Differential Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let G be a connected Lie group, G^d the underlying discrete group, and BG, BG^d their classifying spaces. Let R denote the radical of G. We show that all classes in the image of the canonical map in cohomology H^*(BG,R)->H^*(BG^d,R) are bounded if and only if the derived group [R,R] is simply connected. We also give equivalent conditions in terms of stable commutator length and distortion.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1202.4069

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zbMATH Keywords

bounded characteristic classesderived group of the radicalstable commutator length, distortion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classifying spaces of groups and (H)-spaces in algebraic topology (55R35) Characteristic classes and numbers in differential topology (57R20) Homology of classifying spaces and characteristic classes in algebraic topology (55R40) Homology and cohomology of Lie groups (57T10)

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