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The derived category of a locally compact space is rarely smooth

Algebraic Topology 2026-04-28 v2

Abstract

We show that the derived category of a locally compact Hausdorff space XX is smooth in the sense of non-commutative geometry if and only if XX is discrete and finite.

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@article{arxiv.2311.03121,
  title  = {The derived category of a locally compact space is rarely smooth},
  author = {Oscar Harr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.03121},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Corrects mistake found by anonymous referee, significantly changing the article. 3 pages, comments welcome