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Differential orbifold K-Theory

K-Theory and Homology 2015-07-16 v3 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We construct differential equivariant K-theory of representable smooth orbifolds as a ring valued functor with the usual properties of a differential extension of a cohomology theory. For proper submersions (with smooth fibres) we construct a push-forward map in differential equivariant K-theory. Finally, we construct a non-degenerate intersection pairing with values in C/Z for the subclass of smooth orbifolds which can be written as global quotients by a finite group action. We construct a real subfunctor of our theory, where the pairing restricts to a non-degenerate R/Z-valued pairing.

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@article{arxiv.0905.4181,
  title  = {Differential orbifold K-Theory},
  author = {Ulrich Bunke and Thomas Schick},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.4181},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

75 pages, major changes and additional details in the exposition following suggestions and complaints of the referee

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