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Equivariant Principal Bundles over the 2-Sphere

Geometric Topology 2024-03-04 v3

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the classification of equivariant principal bundles over the 2-sphere. Isotropy representations provide tools for understanding the classification of equivariant principal bundles. We consider a Γ\Gamma-equivariant principal GG-bundle over S2S^2 with structural group GG a compact connected Lie group, and ΓSO(3)\Gamma \subset SO(3) a finite group acting linearly on S2.S^2. We prove that the equivariant 1-skeleton XS2X \subset S^2 over the singular set can be classified by means of representations of their isotropy representations. Then, we show that equivariant principal G-bundles over the S2S^2 can be classified by a Γ\Gamma-fixed set of homotopy classes of maps, and the underlying GG-bundle ξ\xi over S2S^2 can be determined by first Chern class.

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@article{arxiv.1902.06293,
  title  = {Equivariant Principal Bundles over the 2-Sphere},
  author = {Eyup Yalcinkaya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.06293},
  year   = {2024}
}

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16 pages, 3 figures

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