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Pseudocycles for Borel-Moore Homology

Algebraic Topology 2022-09-22 v1

Abstract

Pseudocycles are geometric representatives for integral homology classes on smooth manifolds that have proved useful in particular for defining gauge-theoretic invariants. The Borel-Moore homology is often a more natural object to work with in the case of non-compact manifolds than the usual homology. We define weaker versions of the standard notions of pseudocycle and pseudocycle equivalence and then describe a natural isomorphism between the set of equivalence classes of these weaker pseudocycles and the Borel-Moore homology. We also include a direct proof of a Poincar\'e Duality between the singular cohomology of an oriented manifold and its Borel-Moore homology.

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@article{arxiv.2209.10036,
  title  = {Pseudocycles for Borel-Moore Homology},
  author = {Spencer Cattalani and Aleksey Zinger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.10036},
  year   = {2022}
}

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42 pages, 2 figures

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