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Quadratic cohomology

Algebraic Topology 2014-12-16 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We study homological invariants of smooth families of real quadratic forms as a step towards a "Lagrange multipliers rule in the large" that intends to describe topology of smooth maps in terms of scalar Lagrange functions.

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@article{arxiv.1301.2059,
  title  = {Quadratic cohomology},
  author = {Andrei Agrachev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.2059},
  year   = {2014}
}
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