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Is there a differential form which corresponds to an eigenvalue of the homomorphism in cohomology?

Let $M$ be a closed manifold and $f:M\to M$ be a diffeomorphism. Suppose the homomorphism $f^*:H^k(M;\mathbb R)\to H^k(M;\mathbb R)$ has an eigenvalue $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$. Note that $\lambda$ is ...
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What is the scope of validity of Kunneth formula for de Rham?

In books like Bott-Tu or all pdf texts I have found on internet, the Kunneth formula for manifolds $M$ and $N$ and their de Rham cohomology $$ H^{\bullet}_{dR}(M \times N) \simeq H^{\bullet}_{dR}(M) \...