Obstructions for exact submanifolds with symplectic applications

arXiv2303.08621MaRDI QIDQ6429677FDOQ6429677

Authors: Kevin Sackel 

Publication date: 15 March 2023

Abstract: Suppose $X^N$ is a closed oriented manifold, $alphain{H}^{\ast }(X;mathbbR)$ is a cohomology class, and $Zin{H}_{N-k}(X)$ is an integral homology class. We ask the following question: is there an oriented embedded submanifold $Y^{N-k}subsetX$ with homology class $Z$ such that $alpha{|}_Y=0in{H}^{\ast }(Y;mathbbR)$? In this article, we provide a family of computable obstructions to the existence of such 'exact' submanifolds in a given homology class which arise from studying formal deformations of the de Rham complex. In the final section, we apply these obstructions to prove that the following symplectic manifolds admit no non-separating exact (a fortiori contact-type) hypersurfaces: K"ahler manifolds, symplectically uniruled manifolds, and the Kodaira--Thurston manifold.

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