Cohomological approach to asymptotic dimension

We introduce the notion of asymptotic cohomology based on the bounded cohomology and define cohomological asymptotic dimension asdim _Z X of metric spaces. We show that it agrees with the asymptotic dimension asdim X when the later is finite. Then we use this fact to construct an example of a metric space X of bounded geometry with finite asymptotic dimension for which asdim(X × R) = asdim X. In particular, it follows for this example that the coarse asymptotic dimension defined by means of Roe’s coarse cohomology is strictly less than its asymptotic dimension.      

Dimension scales of bicompacta

We introduce the notion of a (stable) dimension scale d-sc(X) of a space X, where d is a dimension invariant. A bicompactum X is called dimensionally unified if dim F = dim_G F for every closed F ? X and for an arbitrary abelian group G. We prove that there exist dimensionally unified bicompacta with every given stable scale dim-sc.     

Minimal Periodic Orbit Structure of 2-Dimensional Homeomorphisms

We present a method for estimating the minimal periodic orbit structure, the topological entropy, and a fat representative of the homeomorphism associated with the existence of a finite collection of periodic orbits of an orientation-preserving homeomorphism of the disk D². The method focuses on the concept of fold and recurrent bogus transition and is more direct than existing techniques. In particular, we introduce the notion of complexity to monitor the modification process used to obtain the desired goals. An algorithm implementing the procedure is described and some examples are presented at the end.     

On the Relation between 2 and ∞ in Galois Cohomology of Number Fields

We remove the assumption p 2 or k is totally imaginary from several well-known theorems on Galois groups with restricted ramification of number fields. For example, we show that the Galois group of the maximal extension of a number field k which is unramified outside 2 has finite cohomological 2-dimension (also if k has real places).     

Groups acting on finite dimensional spaces with finite stabilizers

It is shown that every H -group G of type admits a finite dimensional G-CW-complex X with finite stabilizers and with the additional property that for each finite subgroup H, the fixed point subspace X ^H is contractible. This establishes conjecture (5.1.2) of [9]. The construction of X involves joining a family of spaces parametrized by the poset of non-trivial finite subgroups of G and ultimately relies on the theorem of Cornick and Kropholler that if M is a -module which is projective as a -module for all finite then M has finite projective dimension. Received: April 30, 1997     

Graded Witt ring and unramified cohomology

It is proved that for a smooth affine curveX over a local ring or global field, the graded Witt ring ofX is isomorphic to the graded unramified cohomology ring ofX. IfX is projective and has a rational point, the same result holds if and only if every quadratic space defined on the complement of a rational point extends toX. Such an extension is possible, for instance, if the canonical line bundle onX is a square in PicX.