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Gelfand-Fuchs cohomology of invariant formal vector fields

Representation Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

Let Γ\Gamma be a finite group acting linearly on a vector space VV. We compute the Lie algebra cohomology of the Lie algebra of Γ\Gamma-invariant formal vector fields on VV. We use this computation to define characteristic classes for foliations on orbifolds.

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@article{arxiv.math/0607582,
  title  = {Gelfand-Fuchs cohomology of invariant formal vector fields},
  author = {Ilya Shapiro and Xiang Tang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0607582},
  year   = {2007}
}

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20 pages