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Constructing homologically trivial actions on products of spheres

Algebraic Topology 2012-03-28 v1

Abstract

We prove that if a finite group GG has a representation with fixity ff, then it acts freely and homologically trivially on a finite CW-complex homotopy equivalent to a product of f+1f+1 spheres. This shows, in particular, that every finite group acts freely and homologically trivially on some finite CW-complex homotopy equivalent to a product of spheres.

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@article{arxiv.1203.5882,
  title  = {Constructing homologically trivial actions on products of spheres},
  author = {Ozgun Unlu and Ergun Yalcin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.5882},
  year   = {2012}
}