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$\overline{Spec\mathbb Z}$ and the Gromov norm

Algebraic Geometry 2019-05-10 v1 Algebraic Topology Number Theory

Abstract

We define the homology of a simplicial set with coefficients in a Segal's Γ\Gamma-set (S\mathbf S-module). We show the relevance of this new homology with values in S\mathbf S-modules by proving that taking as coefficients the S\mathbf S-modules at the archimedean place over the structure sheaf on SpecZ\overline{Spec\mathbb Z} introduced in our previous work, one obtains on the singular homology with real coefficients of a topological space XX, a norm equivalent to the Gromov norm. Moreover, we prove that the two norms agree when XX is an oriented compact Riemann surface.

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@article{arxiv.1905.03310,
  title  = {$\overline{Spec\mathbb Z}$ and the Gromov norm},
  author = {Alain Connes and Caterina Consani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.03310},
  year   = {2019}
}

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21 pages, 6 figures

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