Questions tagged [kt.k-theory-and-homology]
Algebraic and topological K-theory, relations with topology, commutative algebra, and operator algebras
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K-theory of simplicial rings
Given a simplicial commutative ring $R$, you have the usual K-theory spectrum $K(R)$ defined as the group completion of the symmetric monoidal category of finitely-generated projective modules over $R$...
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Shearing maps on domain of assembly map in algebraic $K$-theory
Let $H \to G$ be an inclusion of abelian groups, and let $R$ be a ${\Bbb Z}[H]$-algebra. Assume that the assembly map ${\Bbb S}[BG] \otimes_{\Bbb S} K(R \otimes_{{\Bbb Z}[H]} {\Bbb Z}[G]) \to K((R \...
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Equivariant K-theory for products of groups?
Let $X$ be a $(G \times H)$-space. What is known about the connection between the groups $K_G(X)$, $K_H(X)$ and $K_{G \times H}(X)$? The $G$ and $H$ action on $X$ come from the canonical inclusions $G ...
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A question about mapping cone and resolutions
I am studying this papper
https://projecteuclid.org/journals/illinois-journal-of-mathematics/volume-44/issue-3/Betti-numbers-of-almost-complete-intersections/10.1215/ijm/1256060413.full
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f.g. modules vs. f.g. projective modules
In algebraic K-theory one defines $K_0(R)$ as the result of application of the Grothendieck construction to the semigroup of isomorphism classes of left f.g. projective $R$-modules.
But we can also ...
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Does there exist a GRR-like generalization of the AS Index Theorem?
The Hirzebruch Riemann-Roch Theorem (HRR) expresses an analytic/algebraic invariant, namely the Euler-Poincaré characteristic of a vector bundle $V$ over a compact complex/algebraic manifold $X$, as ...
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Algebraic K-theory of a ring
I started to learn some algebraic $K$-theory and its relation to geometric topology problems.
My question is: What is the list of rings such that all their algebraic $K$-theory groups are known?
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Besides $F_q$, for which rings $R$ is $K_i(R)$ completely known?
With the exception of finite fields and "trivial examples", which rings $R$ are such that Quillen's algebraic $K$ groups $K_i(R)$ are completely known for all $i\geq 0$?
Here, by "trivial examples" ...
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Bisimplicial spaces as a coequalizer of maps between "simpler" bisimplicial spaces
From a bisimplicial space $T$, one can consider the simplicial spaces $p \mapsto T_{pp}$, $p \mapsto | q \mapsto T_{pq}|$, and $q \mapsto |p \mapsto T_{pq}|$, where $| \cdot|$ denotes geometric ...
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$K_0$ of arithmetic surfaces
In his paper "Algebraic K-Theory and classfield theory of arithmetic surfaces", Annals of Mathematics 114 (1981), Spencer Bloch proved the following result: if $A$ is a finitely generated ...
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Computing the induced homomorphisms of derived functors using acyclic resolutions
Let's suppose that $F\colon \mathcal A\to \mathcal B$ is a right exact additive functor between abelian categories such that $\mathcal A$ has enough projectives. Standard references shows that if $Q_\...
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Projectivity of equivariant K-theory of toric variety
I'm looking at Vezzosi and Vistoli's paper: Higher algebraic K-theory for actions of diagonalizable groups.
In Theorem 6.9, they prove that the $T$-equivariant K-theory of a smooth projective toric ...
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Model structures on the category of unbounded chain complexes
In his book "Model Categories" Mark Hovey constructs both projective and injective model structures on unbounded chain complexes of $R$-modules. For what kinds of abelian categories does ...
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Application of higher categories in algebra
Higher categories and derived algebraic geometry are relatively new areas and probably fewer people are working on them compared to the majority of topologists or geometers. I believe higher ...
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Flag variety type Beilinson resolution
The Beilinson resolution is a locally free sheaves resolution for sheaf $\Delta_*\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}}$,where $\Delta: \mathbb{P}\to \mathbb{P}\times\mathbb{P}$ is the diagonal embedding of ...
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Roadmap for Algebraic Geometry/Homotopy Theory/Algebraic $K$-Theory intersection
I’m afraid that this is quite a general question but I am hoping some experts can weigh in. I am a student generally interested in learning more about the intersection of algebraic geometry, algebraic ...
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Stabilizing conjugacy classes of integer matrices
$\DeclareMathOperator{\Conj}{Conj} \DeclareMathOperator{\GL}{GL}
\DeclareMathOperator{\id}{id} \newcommand\Z{\mathbb{Z}}$
For an $n \times n$ integer matrix $A \in \GL_n(\Z)$, let $\Conj(A)$
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Integral group rings on which stably free modules are free
Let $G$ be a torsion-free group and $ZG$ the integral group rings. Recall that a projective module $P$ over $ZG$ is stably free if there is an isomorphism $P \oplus ZG^n \cong ZG^m$. Are there known ...
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category of vector bundles with connections and its K-theory
For the category of Hermitian vector bundles with unitary connections, an object is (of course) a Hermitian vector bundle with a Hermitian metric and a unitary connection $(E, g^E, \nabla^E)$. For ...
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Does Grayson/Quillen's "pre group completion" have a universal property?
Algebraic $K$-theory of a symmetric monoidal category $C$ is defined in two steps: first take geometric realization, then group complete: $K(C) = \Omega B |C|$.
In HAK II, Grayson (following Quillen)...
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Is there a notion of injective, projective, flat, dimension for a differential graded algebra?
Given a differential graded algebra $(A_\bullet,d)$, is there a well-defined notion of a K-injective, K-projective, K-flat dimension of a differential graded module, or even of the category of ...
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When does homology preserve inverse limits of Eilenberg-MacLane spaces?
Let $... \to G_3 \to G_2 \to G_1$ be an inverse system of abelian groups and $G$ the limit of the system. By a theorem of Goerss the integral homology of the Eilenberg-MacLane space $K(G,n)$ for $n &...
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The $E$-(co)homology of $\mathrm{BGL}(R)^+$ and the algebraic $K$-theory of $R$
$\DeclareMathOperator\BGL{BGL}$In the paper, 'Two-primary Algebraic $K$-theory of rings of integers in number fields', Rognes and Weibel compute the $2$-torsion part in the algebraic $K$-theory of the ...
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Lengths and additive invariants which preserve positivity
The length of a module is well-known to be an additive invariant of finite-length modules. That is, if $R$ is a ring and $Art(R)$ its category of finite-length modules, then $length : Ob (Art(R)) \to \...
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Is $KU\otimes S^1_+$ isomorphic to $F(S^1_+,KU)$ as $E_\infty$ rings?
There are various ways to construct $KU$ as an $E_\infty$ ring spectrum; I will take that as given. Using this, we can make $KU\otimes G_+$ into an $E_\infty$ ring for any commutative topological ...
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Realize a $K_0$-group homomorphism by a unital $\ast$-homomorphism
This question is inspired by Exercise $7.7$ in *An Introduction to $K$-theory for $C^*$-algebras (available here). Given a unital AF-algebra $A$ and another unital $C^*$-algebra $B$ that has ...
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Some questions about Clausen's third IHES lecture on Efimov K-theory
I have some questions about the last theorem stated by Clausen at https://youtu.be/2xNG4rHUC6U?si=yw9eYiygLegH0nQK&t=4319. I'm not very familar with the definitions, so please correct me about any ...
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Equivalent descriptions of equivariant K-theory
I am looking at references for computing $$K_{T}(G/H)$$ where $G$ is a compact connected Lie group with maximal torus $T$, and $H\subset G$ is a corank one Lie subgroup such that $G/H\cong S^{2k-1}$ ...
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What is decategorification?
A decategorification is, roughly, some procedure $\Phi$ which inputs some sort of $n$-categorical data and outputs some sort of $(n-1)$-categorical data. Whatever this means, categorification is ...
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The complex $K$-theory of the Thom spectrum $MU$
The Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence is a strong computational tool that yields several interesting computation in (co)homology. I want to know whether $K_\ast(MU)$ and $K^\ast(MU)$ have been ...
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$K_0$ group of an infinite factor
The following question was already posted in this link but I could not understand hints given in this post.
Let $\mathcal{M}$ be an infinite factor and my question is how to prove that $K_0(\mathcal{M}...
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Torsion in the Lie algebra cohomology of gl(n,Z)
What is known about the Lie algebra cohomology $H^*(\mathfrak{gl}_n(\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z})$? After passing to $\mathbb{Q}$-coefficients, the question is classical: $H^*(\mathfrak{gl}_n(\mathbb{Q}),\...
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K-theory of toric varieties
Let $X$ be a smooth projective toric variety over $\mathbb{C}$. Is there a good presentation for the K-theory ring $K_0(X)$ in terms of the corresponding fan, analogous to the presentation of the Chow ...
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Maps in the Künneth theorem for K-theory of C*-algebras
The following is named the Künneth theorem for tensor products in the book by Blackadar on K-theory for operator algebras: If $A$ and $B$ are C*-algebras and $A$ is in the bootstrap class, then there ...
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Explicit computation of the transfer in the representation ring for unitary groups
For a compact Lie group $G$ we let $R(G)$ be the ring of finite dimensional complex $G$-representations studied by Segal in http://www.numdam.org/item/PMIHES_1968__34__113_0.pdf.
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Equivariant sheaves on $\mathbb P^1$
Let $K(\mathbb P^1)$ be the Grothendieck group of sheaves on $\mathbb P^1$. I want to show that the map $K^{{\rm PGL}(2)\times \{\pm 1\}}(\mathbb P^1) \to K(\mathbb P^1)$ is not onto. I read somewhere ...
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Cohomological counterpart of the K-theory of the Roe C*-algebra in non-periodic systems
In crystalline insulating quantum systems the dynamics of electrons is governed by a Schrödinger operator which is periodic with respect to a Bravais lattice $\Gamma\cong \mathbb{Z}^d$ and whose ...
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etale cohomology and algebric K theory for algebraic stack
Let $X$ be a smooth variety over a perfect field $k$. Fix a prime $p$ which is invertible in $k$.
Thomason proved that there is Atiyah-Hirzebruch type spectral sequence that computes $K(1)$-local $K$ ...
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Can one bypass the geometric realization in the definition of algebraic $K$-theory?
I believe there is no good notion of homotopy groups for an arbitrary simplicial set $S$. However, when $S$ is fibrant - meaning that $S\to *$ is a fibration - there is a definition. The singular ...
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Cohomology classes coming from algebraic K-theory
Suppose $X$ is a smooth variety over $\mathbb{C}$. I believe there is a Chern class map
$\operatorname{ch}:K_*(X) \otimes \mathbb{Q} \to H_{sing}^*(X(\mathbb{C}),\mathbb{Q})$ for algebraic $K$-theory. ...
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Cyclic K-theory as cyclic nerve in a letter of Goodwillie
Kaledin mentioned in https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.04279 Remark 11.5 that, in a letter to Waldhausen by Goodwillie in 1988, Goodwillie showed that the cyclic K-theory can be computed by the geometric ...
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Which "tensor" endofunctors on triangulated categories are essentially exact?
Assume that $T$ is a symmetric monoidal triangulated category, and $X$ is an object in it. Then the functors $X\otimes -$ and $-\otimes X: T\to T$ are not necessarily exact since they send ...
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Easy way to define positive higher K groups?
I find in my books it is given by Bott periodicity, but this is not direct and Bott periodicity is not easy. Is there an easy and direct way to define $K^n(X)$, like $K^{-n}(X)$? I just start to learn ...
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Is there a reasonable K-grroup of Behrend’s absolutely convergent complexes?
Let $\mathfrak X$ be an algebraic stack over $\mathbb F_q$ and let $D_{\mathrm{abs}}(\mathfrak X)$ be the derived category of complexes of $\overline{\mathbb Q}_\ell$-sheaves which are absolutely ...
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The category theory of Span-enriched categories / 2-Segal spaces
The category $\mathsf{Span}$ of spans of sets is symmetric monoidal closed under $\times$ (the cartesian product from $\mathsf{Set}$, which is not the categorical product in $\mathsf{Span}$), ...
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Is there any "deep" relation between the localization theorem of equivariant cohomology and the localization theorem of equivariant K-theory
First let's consider equivariant cohomology: if a compact Lie group $G$ acts on a compact manifold $M$. We have the equivariant cohomology $ H_G(M)$ defined as the cohomology of the cochain complex $((...
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About Atiyah-Segal Localization Theorem
In $K$-Theory, actually also in equivariant cohomology theory, there exists a useful theorem as known Borel-Hsiang-Atiyah-Segal Localization theorem. For $K$-Theory
Theorem: Let $G$ be a compact Lie ...
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Fibre sequence of module spectra induces a fibre sequence of $K$-theory spectra?
Let $A$ be an $\mathbb{E}_\infty$-ring spectrum, and let $R_1$, $R_2$ and $R_3$ be $\mathbb{E}_\infty$-$A$-algebras.
We assume there is a homotopy fibre sequence
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R_1\to R_2 \to R_3
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What does homotopy invariance mean for twisted K-theory?
In ordinary K-theory, homotopy invariance means that if $f,g \colon X \to Y$ are homotopic maps then their induced maps on K-theory are equal: $f^* = g^* \colon K(Y) \to K(X)$.
My question is how to ...
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"High-dimensional" classes in topological $K$-theory
I am looking for a sequence of topological spaces $X_n$, $n\in\mathbb N$, with the following property. Let $\tilde{K}^0(X_n)$ be the complex reduced $K$-theory group of $X_n$ (with respect to some ...
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