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Hamiltonian elements in algebraic K-theory

Algebraic Topology 2026-05-04 v3 Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

A Hamiltonian bundle MPXM \hookrightarrow P \to X (with monotone compact fibers) induces via Floer theory a type of ``bundle of AA _{\infty} categories'' over XX, with fiber given by the Fukaya category of MM. Morita theory of AA _{\infty} categories, the above picture for X=SmX=S ^{m}, and geometric representation theory yield the following: if GG is a compact Lie group and RR is a commutative ring then there is a natural group homomorphism πm(BG)KmCat(R)\pi _{m} (BG) \to K ^{Cat}_{m}(R) , where KmCat(R)K ^{Cat} _{m} (R) are a type of categorified algebraic KK-theory groups of RR, analogous to To\"en's secondary KK-theory. We also construct underlying maps of this type to classical algebraic KK-theory of RR. This framework gives a geometry-powered proof that K2Cat(Z)K ^{Cat} _{2} (\mathbb{Z} ) is infinitely generated (with the details to appear in a future work). This is in contrast to Quillen's finite generation result for standard algebraic KK-theory of Z\mathbb{Z} . Taking the Langlands dual of GG, we explore a conjectural relationship between the images of the corresponding homomorphisms above.

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@article{arxiv.2407.21003,
  title  = {Hamiltonian elements in algebraic K-theory},
  author = {Yasha Savelyev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.21003},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

The algebra has been substantially simplified. The main conjecture has been formalized and clarified

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