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On the Betti numbers of a loop space

Algebraic Topology 2009-12-24 v3

Abstract

Let AA be a special homotopy G-algebra over a commutative unital ring k\Bbbk such that both H(A)H(A) and ToriA(k,k)\operatorname{Tor}_{i}^{A}(\Bbbk,\Bbbk) are finitely generated k\Bbbk-modules for all ii, and let τi(A)\tau_{i}(A) be the cardinality of a minimal generating set for the k\Bbbk-module ToriA(k,k).\operatorname{Tor}_{i}^{A}(\Bbbk,\Bbbk). Then the set τi(A){\tau_{i}(A)} is unbounded if and only if H~(A)\tilde{H}(A) has two or more algebra generators. When A=C(X;k)A=C^{\ast}(X;\Bbbk) is the simplicial cochain complex of a simply connected finite CWCW-complex X,X, there is a similar statement for the "Betti numbers" of the loop space ΩX.\Omega X. This unifies existing proofs over a field k\Bbbk of zero or positive characteristic.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2591,
  title  = {On the Betti numbers of a loop space},
  author = {Samson Saneblidze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2591},
  year   = {2009}
}

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