De Rham Theorem for L^\infty forms and homology on singular spaces
Abstract
We introduce smooth L^\infty differential forms on a singular (semialgebraic) set X in R^n. Roughly speaking, a smooth L^\infty differential form is a certain class of equivalence of 'stratified forms', that is, a collection of smooth forms on disjoint smooth subsets (stratification) of X with matching tangential components on the adjacent strata and bounded size (in the metric induced from R^n). We identify the singular homology of X as the homology of the chain complex generated by semialgebraic singular simplices, i.e. continuous semialgebraic maps from the standard simplices into X. Singular cohomology of X is defined as the homology of the Hom dual to the chain complex of the singular chains. Finally, we prove a De Rham type theorem establishing a natural isomorphism between the singular cohomology and the cohomology of smooth L^\infty forms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1002.4143,
title = {De Rham Theorem for L^\infty forms and homology on singular spaces},
author = {L. Shartser and G. Valette},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.4143},
year = {2010}
}
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36 pages