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$RO(G)$-graded Bredon cohomology of Euclidean configuration spaces

Algebraic Topology 2026-02-25 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group and VV be a GG-representation. We investigate the RO(G)RO(G)-graded Bredon cohomology with constant integral coefficients of the space of ordered configurations in VV. In the case that VV 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 VV 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 dim(V)3\dim(V)\geq 3 and GG is any of CpC_p, Cp2C_{p^2} (pp 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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