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On Losik classes of diffeomorphism pseudogroups

Differential Geometry 2025-05-28 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let PP be a pseudogroup of local diffeomorphisms of an nn-dimensional smooth manifold MM. Following Losik we consider characteristic classes of the quotient M/PM/P as elements of the de~Rham cohomology of the second order frame bundles over M/PM/P coming from the generators of the Gelfand-Fuchs cohomology. We provide explicit expressions for the classes that we call Godbillon-Vey-Losik class and the first Chern-Losik class. Reducing the frame bundles we construct bundles over M/PM/P such that the Godbillon-Vey-Losik class is represented by a volume form on a space of dimension 2n+12n+1, and the first Chern-Losik class is represented by a symplectic form on a space of dimension 2n2n. Examples in dimension 2 are considered.

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@article{arxiv.2505.20778,
  title  = {On Losik classes of diffeomorphism pseudogroups},
  author = {Yaroslav V. Bazaikin and Yury D. Efremenko and Anton S. Galaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.20778},
  year   = {2025}
}

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