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Real projective groups are formal

Number Theory 2025-03-28 v3 K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

We prove that the mod 2-cohomology algebras of real projective groups are formal. As a consequence we derive the Hopkins-Wickelgren formality and the strong Massey vanishing conjecture for a large class of fields.

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@article{arxiv.2206.14645,
  title  = {Real projective groups are formal},
  author = {Ambrus Pál and Gereon Quick},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.14645},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

v3: 38 pages, minor revision; final version to appear in Math. Ann

R2 v1 2026-06-24T12:08:21.573Z