Cobordism independence of Grassmann manifolds

This note proves that, forF = ℝ, ℂ or ℍ, the bordism classes of all non-bounding Grassmannian manifoldsG _k(F ^n+k), withk <n and having real dimensiond, constitute a linearly independent set in the unoriented bordism group N _d regarded as a ℤ₂-vector space.     

Cobordism groups of immersions of oriented manifolds

Acta Mathematica Hungarica -     

On manifolds satisfying stable systolic inequalities

We show that for closed orientable manifolds the k-dimensional stable systole admits a metric-independent volume bound if and only if there are cohomology classes of degree k that generate cohomology in top-degree. Moreover, it turns out that in the nonorientable case such a bound does not exist for stable systoles of dimension at least two. Additionally, we prove that the stable systolic constant depends only on the image of the fundamental class in a suitable Eilenberg–Mac Lane space. Consequently, the stable k-systolic constant is completely determined by the multilinear intersection form on k-dimensional cohomology.     

Integral stable manifolds in Banach spaces

We establish the existence of smooth integral stable manifoldsfor sufficiently small perturbations of nonuniform exponentialdichotomies in Banach spaces. We also consider the case of anonautonomous dynamics given by a sequence of C¹ maps. The optimalsmoothness of the manifolds is obtained at the same time astheir existence, using a convenient lemma of Henry. Furthermore,we obtain not only the exponential decay of the dynamics alongthe stable manifolds, but also of its derivative. In addition,we give a characterization of the stable manifolds in termsof the maximal exponential growth rate that is allowed, we discusshow the manifolds vary with the perturbations, and we discusstheir equivariance with respect to a sequence of linear operators.     

Homotopy exponents of Stiefel manifolds in the stable range

Let p be an odd prime.For the Stiefel manifold W_(m+k,k)=SU(m+k)/SU(m),we obtain an upper bound of its p-primary homotopy exponent in the stable range k≤m with k≤(p-1)~2+1.     

Smooth stable invariant manifolds and arbitrary growth rates

For nonautonomous linear equations v^′=A(t)v with a generalized exponential dichotomy, we show that there is a smooth stable invariant manifold for the perturbed equation v^′=A(t)v+f(t,v) provided that f is sufficiently small. The generalized exponential dichotomies may exhibit stable and unstable behaviors with respect to arbitrary growth rates for some function ρ(t). We consider the general case of nonuniform exponential dichotomies, and the result is obtained in Banach spaces. Moreover, we show that for an equivariant system, the dynamics on the stable manifold in a certain class of graphs is also equivariant. We emphasize that this result cannot be obtained by averaging over the symmetry.     

Cobordism invariance of the family index

We give a K‐theory proof of the invariance under cobordism of the family index. We consider elliptic pseudodifferential families on a continuous fibre bundle with smooth fibres $Mhookrightarrow mbox{$cal M$}rightarrow B$, and define a notion of cobordant families using K¹‐groups on fibrations with boundary. We show that the index of two such families is the same using properties of the push‐forward map in K‐theory to reduce it to families on $Btimes mathbb {R}^n$.     

Cobordism with retractions

Mathematische Annalen -     

Cobordism of algebraic knots

Summary The isolated singularities of complex hypersurfaces are studied by considering the topology of the highly connected submanifolds of spheres determined by the singularity. By introducing the notion of the link of a perturbation of the singularity and using techniques of surgery theory, we are able to describe which invariants associated to a singularity can be used to determine the cobordism type of the singularity.It is shown that the cobordism type is determined by the set of weakly distinguished bases. This result is used to draw a distinction between the classical case of two variables and the higher dimensional problem. That is, we show that the result of Le which states that the cobordism and topological classifications of singularities coincide in the classical dimension does not hold for singularities of functions of more than three variables. Examples of topologically distinct but cobordant singularities are obtained using results of Ebeling.     

Parameter dependence of stable manifolds under nonuniform hyperbolicity

For a nonautonomous linear equation v^′=A(t)v in a Banach space with a nonuniform exponential dichotomy, we show that the nonlinear equation v^′=A(t)v+f(t,v,λ) has stable invariant manifolds Vλ which are Lipschitz in the parameter λ provided that f is a sufficiently small Lipschitz perturbation. Since any linear equation with nonzero Lyapunov exponents has a nonuniform exponential dichotomy, the above assumption is very general. We emphasize that passing from a classical uniform exponential dichotomy to a general nonuniform exponential dichotomy requires a substantially new approach.     

Families of stable manifolds for one-dimensional parabolic equations

We prove that to any invariant subset of the dynamical system generated by a one-dimensional quasilinear parabolic equation there corresponds an invariant family of stable manifolds of finite codimension. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 11–23, July, 1996.     

Algorithms for constructing stable manifolds of stationary solutions

Algorithms for computing stable manifolds of hyperbolic stationarysolutions of autonomous systems are of two types: either theaim is to compute a single point on the manifold or the entire(local) manifold. Traditionally only indirect methods have beenconsidered, i.e. first the continuous problem is discretizedby a one-step scheme and then the Liapunov-Perron or Hadamardgraph transform are applied to the resulting discrete dynamicalsystem. We will consider different variants of these indirectmethods but also algorithms of the above two types which areapplied directly to the continuous problem.     

Cobordism characteristic classes

Sunto. Viene generalizzata al caso di varietà PL la nota costruzione dei cicli rappresentativi delle classi caratteristiche di una varietà differenziabile come autointersezioni del fibrato tangente proiettificato. Tale generalizzazione che conduce a classi caratteristiche valide sia in coomologia che in cobordismo, si basa su una costruzione geometrica dei quadrati di Steenrod.

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Entrata in Redazione il 19 aprile 1977.

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Research made when the author was a member of the G.N.S.A.G.A. of the C.N.R.