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Microlocal geometry - A theorem of Verdier

(1) In "Geometrie Microlocale", Verdier states the following theorem. Theorem: Let $E$ be a vector space and $F$ a constructible complex on $E$. Then for $\ell$ a linear form on $E$, we have a ...
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"Correct" definition of stratified spaces and reference for constructible sheaves?

It seems that the theory of constructible sheaves (in particular anything that goes into proving that they form an abelian category) requires some technical statements about existence of certain ...
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Examples of calculating perverse sheaves on algebraic varieties with easy stratification

I have been learning intersection homology and perverse sheaves in the following way. I started by reading the first $7$ chapters of Kirwan and Woolf's book http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-...
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Computation of vanishing cycles

Here's the problem I'm looking at: $F$ is a perverse sheaf (or a regular holonomic D-module, or even a mixed hodge module) on $\mathbb{C}^2$ stratified by $z_1 = 0$, $z_2=0$. It can be caracterized ...
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Applications for intersection (co)homology and for the Decomposition Theorem for students?

Which applications of intersection (co)homology and of the (Topological) Decomposition Theorem have most chances to be understood by students?
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Equivariant perverse sheaves and orbit stratification

Let $X$ be a complex algebraic variety with an action of a connected algebraic group $G$. The forgetful functor from the category of $G$-equivariant perverse sheaves on $X$ to the category of perverse ...
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Iterated Milnor fibrations and Thom's a_f condition

Ok so there's a lot of litterature about nearby cycles functor since it was introduced by Grothendieck and Deligne but I couldn't find any clear answer to the following natural question: Problem: Let ...
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Intersection cohomology and Poincaré duality

When trying to learn about perverse sheaves I hand-wavingly thought that intersection cohomology is the ‘minimal’ way of fixing the failure of Poincaré duality. But I am very aware that it is risky to ...
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Are equivariant perverse sheaves constructible with respect to the orbit stratification?

[Moved here from MSE] Consider a variety $X$ over a field $k$ (complex numbers is fine) with the action of a group scheme $G$, and a $G$-equivariant perverse sheaf $F$ over $X$. Question. Is it true ...
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Do the nearby cycle and Beilinson's vanishing cycle functors commute?

Let $X$ be a complex algebraic variety with a pair of regular functions $f_1,f_2$. To these functions we can associate various functors: the nearby cycles functor $\Psi_{f_i}$, the vanishing cycles ...
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How to think about Beilinson's gluing data?

Let $X$ be a complex manifold, $D$ a divisor (that is globally the zero locus of a function) and $U$ its complement. Recall Beilinson's "how to glue perverse sheaves": Given a perverse ...
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About decomposition theorem BBD with respect to some stratification

I want to follow up a question from here (how to deduce version 1.a. from version 1). I know a version of decomposition theorem BBD: Version 1. Let $f:X\to Y$ be a (surjective) proper map of complex ...
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On the notion of conelike stratified (cs-) space

The notion of cs-stratification of a topological space is apparently due to Siebenmann, see also the paper by N. Habegger and L. Saper in the paper "Intersection cohomology of cs-spaces and Zeeman's ...
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Derived Push-Forward of Morphism of Perverse Sheaves and Translation Functors

I hope this question is not too vague. Let $G$ be a complex reductive group, $B$ a Borel subgroup of $G$, and $P$ a parabolic containing $B$. Denote by $\pi:G/B\to G/P$ the canonical map. Consider ...
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Examples of nontrivial local systems in Decomposition Theorem

There is a proper map $f: X \rightarrow Y$ of projective varieties. The Decomposition Theorem of Beilinson–Bernstein–Deligne-Gabber states that $$Rf∗IC_X \cong \oplus_a IC_{\bar{Y_a}}(L_a)[shifts]$...
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