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Mixed Hodge structure on the rational homotopy type
A mixed Hodge structure (mHs) on a commutative differential graded algebra (cgda) over $\mathbf{Q}$ is a mixed Hodge structure on the underlying vector space such that the product and the differential ...
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DG-Modules over CDG-algebras in the sense of rational homotopy theory
I don't know if this question is elementary or not. Suppose we have a rationalization $X_\mathbb{Q}$ of a simply connected topological space $X$. Then we can construct a CDG-algebra - a minimal ...
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Software for rational homotopy theory
Does anybody know a software manipulating commutative differential graded algebras, and providing a computation of the minimal model? I tried to use the package DGAlgebras of Macaulay2, but I got ...
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Schematization of a topological space
I wanted to understand or at least to know if what follows make sense.
Given a connected toplogical space $X$, I want to associate a scheme. In the following way.
For a space $X$ and $A(X)$ the ...
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Does real formality descend to rational formality for operads?
A classical theorem in rational homotopy theory says that a space is formal over $\mathbb{Q}$ iff it is formal over any field of characteristic zero. In other words, the algebra $A^*_{PL}(X)$ is ...
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cohomology of configuration space of punctured variety
Given a smooth projective variety $X$ of dimension $l$, we denote with $F(X,n)$ the configuration space of points
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F(X,n):=\{(x_{1}, \dots, x_{n})\in X^{n}\: : \: x_{i}\neq x_{j}\text{ for each }i,j ...
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rationalization of classifying spaces
This question is probably trivial for anyone who is more familiar with rational homotopy theory than me, but anyway:
Let $G$ be a simply-connected topological group. In particular, it is an $H$-...
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rational homotopy of a manifold
Given a finite dim rational homotopy type satisfying Poincaré duality,
what is the best reference to when it is the rational homotopy type of a fin dim manifold?
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Rational homotopy type of a complement
Let $X$ and $X'$ be smooth closed manifolds. Take closed subpolyhedra $D\subset X$ and $D'\subset X'$ (with respect to some triangulations) and let $f:X\to X'$ be a homotopy equivalence such that $f(D)...
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Rational homotopy and l-adic cohomology
In rational homotopy theory there is a basic construction which, given a prime number $l$ and a $CW$-complex $X$, produces a localized space $X_l$ equipped with a map $X\rightarrow X_l$ that induces ...
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Finite spatial realization of relative minimal sullivan models
In their book "Algebraic Models in Geometry" (Felix, Oprea, Tanre) the authors claim that:
"Each finite type relative minimal cdga $(∧V ⊗∧W,D)$ is the relative minimal model of a fibration $p: E → B$ ...
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Convergence of a sum with the ranks of homotopy groups
Let $F$ be a (nontrivial) topological space that satisfies the following conditions: 1) $\pi_n(F)$ has a trivial action of $\pi_1(F)$ for $n>0$ and 2) its homology groups are finitely generated. ...
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Mysterious property of $\mathbb{Q}$
Hi,
I am currently working through the paper by Bousfield and Gugenheim on rational homotopy theory, and have come to a point where they show why it is important to work over $\mathbb{Q}$, and not ...
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Rational homotopy theory of a punctured manifold
Let $M$ be a smooth simply connected manifold and let $N$ be $M$ minus a point. Is it possible to construct an explicit Sullivan model for $N$ (i.e. a commutative differential graded algebra (cdga) ...
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Rational homotopy type of Hilbert scheme components
What is known about rational homotopy type of irreducible component of $Hilb^n(\mathbb C^k)$ containing configuration space? I've searched arXiv for a while and found nothing but surmise that Betti ...
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A cdga for compactly supported cohomology (à la Sullivan's algebra of polynomial forms)
Let $M$ be a smooth manifold, and let $\Omega^\bullet(M)$ be the commutative dg-algebra of differential forms on $M$. It is quasi-isomorphic to the dg-algebra of singular cochains on $M$. If $M$ is no ...
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The image of the Hurewicz map for rational loop spaces
Let $K$ be the rationalization of a simply-connected finite CW complex. Then the Samelson product gives $\pi_*(\Omega K)$ the structure of a graded Lie algebra, and the Hurewicz map
$h: \pi_*(\Omega ...
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Higher homotopy algebraic structure on the homology of an operad
Given a DGA $A$, then by standard techniques such as homological perturbation theory, the ring structure on the homology $H(A)$ extends to a minimal $A_\infty$-algebra structure such that $H(A)$ is ...
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Is the bar construction of a CDGA model a Hopf algebra model for the loop space?
By a theorem of Adams, if $A = C^*(X;\mathbb{Q})$ is the CDGA of rational cochains on $X$ then the cohomology of the bar complex of $A$ is isomorphic to $H^*(\Omega X; \mathbb{Q})$ as a coalgebra (see ...
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Homotopy type of the self-homotopy equivalences of a bouquet of spheres
Before I state the questions I have in mind, let me give some background. If one considers $S^2$ then it is known due to Kneser that $\textrm{Homeo}^{+}(S^2)$ has the homotopy type of $SO(3)$. By ...
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What's a good reference for the following obstruction theory yoga?
Fix a colored operad, which I will leave implicit, and a field $\mathbb K$ of characteristic $0$. By algebra in this post I will mean a dg algebra over $\mathbb K$ for the given colored operad. I ...
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Hodge star and harmonic simplicial differential forms
Is there a notion of harmonic forms and Hodge theory for Sullivan's piecewise smooth differential forms on a simplicial set?
Let me recall some background.
Hodge Theory on a Riemannian manifold
A ...
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sufficient conditions for rational homotopy equivalence
Is it true that if a finite CW complex $X$ is simply connected, and $\tilde{H}_i(X, \mathbb{Q}) =0$ for $i \neq D$, then $X$ is rationally homotopy equivalent to a bouquet of $D$-dimensional spheres?
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Characterizing the rationalization of spaces.
In the category of rational spaces, loop spaces split as products of Eilenberg-Mac Lane
spaces and SUSPENSIONS split as wedges of (rational) spheres. I wonder if anything of the following form is ...
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Is the functor of PA forms known to be equivalent to the functor of PL forms for noncompact spaces?
In the following paper:
Robert Hardt, Pascal Lambrechts, Victor Turchin, and Ismar Volić, Real homotopy theory of semi-algebraic sets, Algebr. Geom. Topol. 11 (2011), no. 5, 2477–2545.
the authors ...
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Minimal models with local coefficients
Let $X$ be a path-connected nilpotent space (meaning $\pi_1(X)$ is nilpotent and acts nilpotently on the higher homotopy groups). Let $\rho\colon\thinspace\pi_1(X)\to \mathrm{Gl}(V)$ be a ...
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Is there a picture I should have in my head of rational homotopy equivalence?
My understanding is that one thinks to rational homotopy theory for computational advantage. However, thinking about things in terms of localizations still lacks some amount of intuition for me.
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Reference request: splittings in rational homotopy theory
It is well known that for simply-connected rational spaces,
every suspension splits as a wedge of rational spheres and
every loop space splits as a product of rational Eilenberg-Mac Lane spaces.
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