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Non-formal compact manifolds with small Betti numbers

Algebraic Topology 2007-05-23 v2 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We show that, for any k1k\geq 1, there exist non-formal compact orientable (k1)(k-1)-connected nn-manifolds with kk-th Betti number bk=b0b_k=b\geq 0 if and only if nmax{4k1,4k+32b}n\geq \max \{4k-1, 4k+3-2b\}.

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@article{arxiv.math/0504396,
  title  = {Non-formal compact manifolds with small Betti numbers},
  author = {Marisa Fernandez and Vicente Muñoz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0504396},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

12 pages, no figures, latex2e, minor corrections