Algebraic independence of topological Pontryagin classes

DOI10.1515/CRELLE-2023-0051arXiv2208.11507MaRDI QIDQ6137564FDOQ6137564

Søren Galatius, Oscar Randal-Williams

Publication date: 4 September 2023

Published in: Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that the topological Pontryagin classes are algebraically independent in the rationalised cohomology of BTop(d) for all $dgeq4$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.11507

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Spaces with indefinite inner product (Kre?n spaces, Pontryagin spaces, etc.) (46C20) Local cohomology and algebraic geometry (14B15)

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Cited In (2)

• On diffeomorphisms of even-dimensional discs
• On the construction and topological invariance of the Pontryagin classes

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