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Nontrivial vector bundles with trivial Chern classes

K-Theory and Homology 2026-03-10 v2 Commutative Algebra Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Let F0{\mathbb F}_0 be an algebraically closed field, with char(F0)=0char({\mathbb F}_0)=0. In this article, for prime numbers p2p\geq 2, we construct smooth affine algebras BB over F0{\mathbb F}_0, with dimB=p+2\dim B=p+2. Further, we construct projective BB-modules QQ with rank(Q)=prank(Q)=p, such that x=[Q][Bp]0x=[Q] -[B^p]\neq 0 in K0(B)K_0(B) and the total Chern class C(Q)=1+i=1pCk(Q)=1C(Q)=1+\sum_{i=1}^{p}C^k(Q) =1 is trivial. We use the splitting theorem in \cite{ABH} that for projective BB-modules PP with rank(P)=r=dimB1rank(P)=r=\dim B-1, vanishing Cr(P)=0PQBC^r(P)=0 \Longrightarrow P\cong Q\oplus B.

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@article{arxiv.2601.01761,
  title  = {Nontrivial vector bundles with trivial Chern classes},
  author = {Satya Mandal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.01761},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Proof is incomplete

R2 v1 2026-07-01T08:50:18.069Z