$RO(G)$-graded Bredon cohomology of Euclidean configuration spaces
Algebraic Topology
2026-02-25 v1
Abstract
Let be a finite group and be a -representation. We investigate the -graded Bredon cohomology with constant integral coefficients of the space of ordered configurations in . In the case that contains a trivial subrepresentation, we show the cohomology is free as a module over the cohomology of a point, and we give a generators-and-relations description of the ring structure. In the case that does not contain a trivial representation, we give a computation of the module structure that works as long as a certain vanishing condition holds in the Bredon cohomology of a point. We verify this vanishing condition holds in the case that and is any of , ( a prime), or the symmetric group on three letters.
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@article{arxiv.2401.04826,
title = {$RO(G)$-graded Bredon cohomology of Euclidean configuration spaces},
author = {Daniel Dugger and Christy Hazel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.04826},
year = {2026}
}
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