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On Topological Complexity of Gorenstein spaces

Algebraic Topology 2023-04-14 v2

Abstract

In this paper, using Sullivan's approach to rational homotopy theory of simply-connected finite type CW complexes, we endow the Q\mathbb{Q}-vector space ExtC(X;Q)(Q,C(X;Q))\mathcal{E}xt_{C^{\ast}(X;\mathbb{Q})}(\mathbb{Q},C^{\ast}(X;\mathbb{Q})) with a graded commutative algebra structure. This leads us to introduce the Ext\mathcal{E}xt-version of higher (resp. module, homology) topological complexity of X0X_0, the rationalization of XX (resp. of XX over Q\mathbb{Q}). We then make comparisons between these invariants and their respective ordinary ones for Gorenstein spaces. We also highlight, in this context, the benefit of Adams-Hilton models over a field of odd characteristics especially through two cases, the first one when the space is a 22-cell CW-complex and the second one when it is a suspension.

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@article{arxiv.2203.10588,
  title  = {On Topological Complexity of Gorenstein spaces},
  author = {Smail Benzaki and Youssef Rami},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.10588},
  year   = {2023}
}

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