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On the cohomology of Kaehler groups

Group Theory 2010-05-18 v1 Algebraic Geometry Algebraic Topology Differential Geometry

Abstract

This is the geometric part of two papers on the cohomology of Kaehler groups. Using non-Abelian Hodge theory we show that if a finitely presented group with an unbounded complex linear morphism is the fundamental group of a compact Kaehler manifold then its second or its fourth Betti number does not vanish. Combined with our first paper this shows that a cocompact lattice in a real simple Lie group G of sufficiently large real rank is Kaehler if and only if G is of Hermitian type (a conjecture of Carlson and Toledo).

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@article{arxiv.1005.2835,
  title  = {On the cohomology of Kaehler groups},
  author = {Bruno Klingler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.2835},
  year   = {2010}
}