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Circle-valued Morse theory for complex hyperplane arrangements

Geometric Topology 2011-12-16 v2 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

Let A be an essential complex hyperplane arrangement in an n-dimensional complex vector space V. Let H denote the union of the hyperplanes, and M denote the complement to H in V. We develop the real-valued and circle-valued Morse theory for M and prove, in particular, that M has the homotopy type of a space obtained from a manifold fibered over a circle, by attaching cells of dimension n. We compute the Novikov homology of M for a large class of homomorphisms of the fundamental group of M to R.

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@article{arxiv.1101.0437,
  title  = {Circle-valued Morse theory for complex hyperplane arrangements},
  author = {Toshitake Kohno and Andrei Pajitnov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0437},
  year   = {2011}
}

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15 pages, revised version

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