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Homotopy theory, homological algebra, algebraic treatments of manifolds.

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When is a Homology Class Represented by a Submanifold? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Cohomology and fundamental classes Given an oriented manifold $M$ and an oriented submanifold $\phi:N\to M$ we can obtain a homology class $\phi_*[N]\in H_*(M) …
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Group Extensions and Line Bundles on $BG$

I am sure the answer to this question is well-known, but It is well known that the group cohomology $H^2(G,\mathbb Z)$ classifies group extensions $0\to \mathbb Z\to E\to G\to 1$ and that for a topo …
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Why does (Ribbon) Graph (co)Homology Compute (co)Homology of MCG?

The title says it all. I am looking for an explanation or reference for why the homology of the ribbon graph complex computes the cohomology of the mapping class groups of surfaces. I've seen explan …
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Massey Products vs. $A_\infty$-Structures

Does anyone know a good reference for a proof of the fact that given a dga $A$, an $A_\infty$-structure on $HA$ is ''the same'' as coherent choices for all of the higher Massey products of $HA$? More …
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