Bredon sheaf cohomology
Abstract
For a finite group , we compute the algebraic -theory of the category of equivariant sheaves on a locally compact Hausdorff -space, generalizing a result of Efimov, and determine the equivariant -theory of the -algebra of continuous functions. These invariants admit natural descriptions in terms of a new equivariant cohomology theory, which we call Bredon sheaf cohomology. This theory recovers classical Bredon cohomology for -CW complexes and ordinary sheaf cohomology when is trivial. We establish its basic structural properties and prove a strong uniqueness theorem: any functor from the category of locally compact Hausdorff -spaces to a dualizable stable category satisfying equivariant open descent and cofiltered compact codescent is equivalent to Bredon sheaf cohomology, generalizing a result of Clausen.
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@article{arxiv.2604.08066,
title = {Bredon sheaf cohomology},
author = {Guido Arnone and Devarshi Mukherjee and Thomas Nikolaus},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.08066},
year = {2026}
}
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39 pages