Nilpotence in the symplectic bordism ring
Algebraic Topology
2014-10-24 v2 Geometric Topology
Symplectic Geometry
Abstract
We prove a folklore result which gives a sequence of necessary and sufficient conditions for a stably symplectic manifold to define a nilpotent element in the symplectic bordism ring.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1410.3847,
title = {Nilpotence in the symplectic bordism ring},
author = {Justin Noel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.3847},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
The author has been informed that the stated nilpotence condition is folklore. This update reflects that fact and includes a few other minor changes