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Bounded cohomology classes from differential forms

Geometric Topology 2026-04-20 v1 Algebraic Topology Classical Analysis and ODEs Differential Geometry

Abstract

Let MM be a complete hyperbolic nn-manifold, n2n\geq 2. Via integration over geodesic simplices, any closed bounded differential 2-form on MM defines a bounded cohomology class in Hb2(M)H^2_b(M). It was proved by Barge and Ghys (for n=2n=2) and by Battista et al. (for n>2n>2) that, if MM is closed, then this procedure defines an injective embedding of the (infinite-dimensional) space of closed differential 22-forms on MM into Hb2(M)H^2_b(M). We extend this result to the case when the fundamental group of MM is of the first kind, i.e. its limit set is equal to the whole boundary at infinity of hyperbolic space (this holds, for example, when MM has finite volume). Our argument is different from Barge and Ghys' original one, and relies on the following fact of independent interest: an LL^\infty function on the hyperbolic plane is determined by its integrals over all ideal triangles. We prove this fact by way of Fourier analysis on the hyperbolic plane.

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@article{arxiv.2604.16289,
  title  = {Bounded cohomology classes from differential forms},
  author = {Gian Maria Dall'Ara and Roberto Frigerio and Ervin Hadziosmanovic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.16289},
  year   = {2026}
}

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24 pages

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