Cochain multiplications

Cochain multiplications
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DOI:
10.1353/ajm.2002.0017
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发表时间:
2002
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1.7
通讯作者:
Michael A. Mandell
Michael A. Mandell
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数学1区
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Michael A. Mandell

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我们描述了Eilenberg-Steenrod公理的一个改进,它提供了从空间到微分分次代数或E∞微分分次代数的函子与奇异上链函子自然拟同构的充分必要条件.导论. 20世纪40年代Eilenberg-Steenrod公理的引入彻底改变了对上同调的理解。公理化框架提供了一个强有力的定理来识别普通的上同调,并通过隔离通常用于其基本计算的关键元素来重组上同调理论的研究,最大限度地提高灵活性。人们很快就发现,上同调的其他结构,如乘法和Steenrod运算,也承认类似的基本公理化。空间上的奇异上链函子,或者更一般地说,单纯集上的规范化上链函子,给出了一个特殊的普通上同调模型,其中所有已知的附加结构都是可见的。例如,乘法和Steenrod运算来自“E∞代数”结构[12,6]。我们现在知道,对于有限型幂零空间(或单纯集),空间的所有p-adic同伦信息都编码在这个E∞代数结构的拟同构类型中[10]。事实上,我们可以从其上链的E∞代数(直到拟同构)恢复任何连通空间的p-亲有限完备化(直到弱等价)[10,App B]。这几乎是理论上的最大同伦信息量,可以保留任何模型的拟同构类普通Z/pZ上同调。虽然对携带如此多同伦信息的普通上同调理论进行改进是有用的,但为了使计算可行,最好在模型中具有更大的灵活性。虽然[10]的论点可能会被修改和扩展以适用于任何合适的模型,但在个案基础上这样做是乏味的。一个更好的选择是在E∞代数范畴中有公理来识别直到拟同构的奇异上链函子。在本文中,我们提供这样的公理。它们是对Eilenberg-Steenrod公理的上链级细化。我们将它们编码在上链理论的定义中。2000年12月11日收到手稿; 2001年9月24日修订。研究部分由NSF博士后研究奖学金DMS-9804421支持。American Journal of Mathematics 124(2002),547-566.
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