Equivariant cohomology of K-contact manifolds

We investigate the equivariant cohomology of the natural torus action on a K-contact manifold and its relation to the topology of the Reeb flow. Using the contact moment map, we show that the equivariant cohomology of this action is Cohen–Macaulay, the natural substitute of equivariant formality for torus actions without fixed points. As a consequence, generic components of the contact moment map are perfect Morse-Bott functions for the basic cohomology of the orbit foliation ${{\mathcal F}}$ of the Reeb flow. Assuming that the closed Reeb orbits are isolated, we show that the basic cohomology of ${{\mathcal F}}$ vanishes in odd degrees, and that its dimension equals the number of closed Reeb orbits. We characterize K-contact manifolds with minimal number of closed Reeb orbits as real cohomology spheres. We also prove a GKM-type theorem for K-contact manifolds which allows to calculate the equivariant cohomology algebra under the nonisolated GKM condition.     

Sur la cohomologie des systèmes locaux sur les espaces de modules des courbes de genre 2 et des surfaces abéliennes,I

We consider the cohomology of local systems on the moduli space of curves of genus 2 and the moduli space of Abelian surfaces. We give an explicit formula for the Eisenstein cohomology and a conjectural formula for the endoscopic contribution. We show how counting curves over finite fields provides us with detailed information about Siegel modular forms. To cite this article: C. Faber, G. van der Geer, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 338 (2004).     

Sur la cohomologie des systèmes locaux sur les espaces de modules des courbes de genre 2 et des surfaces abéliennes,II

We consider the cohomology of local systems on the moduli space of curves of genus 2 and the moduli space of Abelian surfaces. We give an explicit formula for the Eisenstein cohomology and a conjectural formula for the endoscopic contribution. We show how counting curves over finite fields provides us with detailed information about Siegel modular forms. To cite this article: C. Faber, G. van der Geer, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 338 (2004).     

Abelian actions with globally hypoelliptic leafwise Laplacian and rigidity

In this paper, we prove several results concerning smooth R^k actions on a smooth compact manifold with the property that their leafwise Laplacian is globally hypoelliptic. Such actions are necessarily uniquely ergodic and minimal, and their cohomology is often finite dimensional, even trivial. Further, we consider a class of examples of R² actions on two-step nilmanifolds that have globally hypoelliptic leafwise Laplacian, and we show transversal local rigidity under certain Diophantine conditions.     

Arithmetic properties of similitude theta lifts from orthogonal to symplectic groups

Adapting the work of Kudla and Millson we obtain a lifting of cuspidal cohomology classes for the symmetric space associated to GO(V) for an indefinite rational quadratic space V of even dimension to holomorphic Siegel modular forms on GSp _n (A). For n =  2 we prove the Thom Lemma for hyperbolic 3-space, which together with results of Kudla and Millson imply an interpretation of the Fourier coefficients of the theta lift as period integrals of the cohomology class over certain cycles, and relates those over infinite geodesics to L-values of cusp forms for GL₂ over imaginary quadratic fields. This allows us to prove, for almost all primes p, the p-integrality of the lift for a particular choice of Schwartz function. We further calculate the Hecke eigenvalues (including for some “bad” places) for this choice in the case of V of signature (3,1).     

Chow–Künneth projectors for modular varietiesProjecteurs de Chow–Künneth pour des variétés modulaires

We show the existence of the Chow–Künneth projectors for certain varieties, including Kuga–Shimura varieties of Hilbert modular varieties. The Chow–Künneth projectors of a smooth projective variety are, by definition, mutually orthogonal idempotents of the Chow ring of self-correspondences which give decomposition of the total cohomology of the variety into degree pieces. To cite this article: B.B. Gordon et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 335 (2002) 745–750.     

Minimal Reeb vector fields on almost Kenmotsu manifolds

A necessary and sufficient condition for the Reeb vector field of a three dimensional non-Kenmotsu almost Kenmotsu manifold to be minimal is obtained. Using this result, we obtain some classifications of some types of (k, μ, v)-almost Kenmotsu manifolds. Also, we give some characterizations of the minimality of the Reeb vector fields of (k, μ, v)-almost Kenmotsu manifolds. In addition, we prove that the Reeb vector field of an almost Kenmotsu manifold with conformal Reeb foliation is minimal.     

Mesures quasi-invariantes pour un feuilletage et limites de moyennes longitudinales

In this Note, we generalize a result of Goodman–Plante, who characterizes limit points of averaging sequences as holonomy invariant transverse measures. We prove an analogous result for some leafwise averages, weighted with a cocycle Δ, whose limit points are a product of a quasi-invariant transverse measure with respect to Δ with a leafwise measure. To cite this article: B. Schapira, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 336 (2003).     

Hodge structures on cohomology algebras and geometry

We study restrictions on cohomology algebras of compact Kähler manifolds, imposed by the presence of a polarized Hodge structure on cohomology groups, compatible with the cup-product, but not depending on the h ^p,q numbers or the symplectic structure. To illustrate the effectiveness of these restrictions, we give a number of examples of compact symplectic manifolds satisfying the formality condition, the Lefschetz property and having commutative or trivial π ₁, but not having the cohomology algebra of a compact Kaehler manifold. We also prove a stability theorem for these restrictions : if a compact Kähler manifold is homeomorphic to a product X × Y, with one summand satisfying b ₁ = 0, then the cohomology algebra of each summand carries a polarized Hodge structure.     

Reeb Graphs: Approximation and Persistence

Given a continuous function f:X→? on a topological space X, its level set f ^?1(a) changes continuously as the real value a changes. Consequently, the connected components in the level sets appear, disappear, split and merge. The Reeb graph of f summarizes this information into a graph structure. Previous work on Reeb graph mainly focused on its efficient computation. In this paper, we initiate the study of two important aspects of the Reeb graph, which can facilitate its broader applications in shape and data analysis. The first one is the approximation of the Reeb graph of a function on a smooth compact manifold M without boundary. The approximation is computed from a set of points P sampled from M. By leveraging a relation between the Reeb graph and the so-called vertical homology group, as well as between cycles in M and in a Rips complex constructed from P, we compute the H ₁-homology of the Reeb graph from P. It takes O(nlogn) expected time, where n is the size of the 2-skeleton of the Rips complex. As a by-product, when M is an orientable 2-manifold, we also obtain an efficient near-linear time (expected) algorithm for computing the rank of H ₁(M) from point data. The best-known previous algorithm for this problem takes O(n ³) time for point data. The second aspect concerns the definition and computation of the persistent Reeb graph homology for a sequence of Reeb graphs defined on a filtered space. For a piecewise-linear function defined on a filtration of a simplicial complex K, our algorithm computes all persistent H ₁-homology for the Reeb graphs in $O(n n_{e}^{3})$ time, where n is the size of the 2-skeleton and n _e is the number of edges in K.     

Contact Pseudo-Metric Manifolds of Constant Curvature and CR Geometry

In this paper, we show that if an integrable contact pseudo-metric manifold of dimension 2n + 1, n ≥ 2, has constant sectional curvature \({\kappa}\) , then the structure is Sasakian and \({\kappa=\varepsilon=g(\xi,\xi)}\) , where \({\xi}\) is the Reeb vector field. We note that the notion of contact pseudo-metric structure is equivalent to the notion of non-degenerate almost CR manifold, then an equivalent statement of this result holds in terms of CR geometry. Moreover, we study the pseudohermitian torsion \({\tau}\) of a non-degenerate almost CR manifold.     

Zeroth Poisson Homology,Foliated Cohomology and Perfect Poisson Manifolds

We prove that, for compact regular Poisson manifolds, the zeroth homology group is isomorphic to the top foliated cohomology group, and we give some applications. In particular, we show that, for regular unimodular Poisson manifolds, top Poisson and foliated cohomology groups are isomorphic. Inspired by the symplectic setting, we define what a perfect Poisson manifold is. We use these Poisson homology computations to provide families of perfect Poisson manifolds.     

Frobenius Poisson algebras

This paper is devoted to study Frobenius Poisson algebras. We introduce pseudo-unimodular Poisson algebras by generalizing unimodular Poisson algebras, and investigate Batalin-Vilkovisky structures on their cohomology algebras. For any Frobenius Poisson algebra, all Eatalin-Vilkovisky opera tors on its Poisson cochain complex are described explicitly. It is proved that there exists a Batalin-Vilkovisky operator on its cohomology algebra which is induced from a Batalin-Vilkovisky operator on the Poisson cochain complex, if and only if the Poisson st rue ture is pseudo-unimodular. The relation bet ween modular derivations of polynomial Poisson algebras and those of their truncated Poisson algebras is also described in some cases.     

Dirac structures and paracomplex manifolds

We introduce the notion of a generalized paracomplex structure. This is a natural notion which unifies several geometric structures such as symplectic forms, paracomplex structures, and Poisson structures. We show that generalized paracomplex structures are in one-to-one correspondence with pairs of transversal Dirac structures on a smooth manifold. To cite this article: A. Wade, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 338 (2004).     

Cohomologie de Poisson en dimension trois

We describe the Poisson cohomology for Poisson structures on the affine space ${\mathbf{F}}^3$, which admit a quasi-homogeneous Casimir and a singular locus reduced to the origin. To cite this article: A. Pichereau, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 340 (2005).     

The Frölicher spectral sequence can be arbitrarily non-degenerate

The Frölicher spectral sequence of a compact complex manifold X measures the difference between Dolbeault cohomology and de Rham cohomology. If X is Kähler then the spectral sequence collapses at the E ₁term and no example with d _n  ≠  0 for n > 3 has been described in the literature.We construct for n ≥  2 nilmanifolds with left-invariant complex structure X _n such that the n-th differential d _n does not vanish. This answers a question mentioned in the book of Griffiths and Harris.     

Riemann–Poisson manifolds and Kähler–Riemann foliations

Riemann–Poisson manifolds were introduced by the author in C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 333 (2001) 763–768, and studied in detail in preprint math.DG/0206102. Kähler–Riemann foliations form an interesting subset of the Riemannian foliations with remarkable properties (see Ann. Global Anal. Geom. 21 (2002) 377–399). In this Note we will show that to give a regular Riemann–Poisson structure on a manifold P is equivalent to give a Kähler–Riemann foliation on P such that the leafwise symplectic form is invariant with respect to all local foliation-preserving perpendicular vector fields. Finally, we give some examples of such manifolds. To cite this article: M. Boucetta, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 336 (2003).     

The structure of 2D semi-simple field theories

I classify the cohomological 2D field theories based on a semi-simple complex Frobenius algebra A. They are controlled by a linear combination of κ-classes and by an extension datum to the Deligne–Mumford boundary. Their effect on the Gromov–Witten potential is described by Givental’s Fock space formulae. This leads to the reconstruction of Gromov–Witten (ancestor) invariants from the quantum cup-product at a single semi-simple point and the first Chern class of the manifold, confirming Givental’s higher-genus reconstruction conjecture. This in turn implies the Virasoro conjecture for manifolds with semi-simple quantum cohomology. The classification uses the Mumford conjecture, proved by Madsen and Weiss (European Congress of Mathematics, pp. 283–303, 2005).