Cheeger–Chern–Simons Theory and Differential String Classes

We construct new concrete examples of relative differential characters, which we call Cheeger–Chern–Simons characters. They combine the well-known Cheeger–Simons characters with Chern–Simons forms. In the same way as Cheeger–Simons characters generalize Chern–Simons invariants of oriented closed manifolds, Cheeger–Chern–Simons characters generalize Chern–Simons invariants of oriented manifolds with boundary. We study the differential cohomology of compact Lie groups G and their classifying spaces BG. We show that the even degree differential cohomology of BG canonically splits into Cheeger–Simons characters and topologically trivial characters. We discuss the transgression in principal G-bundles and in the universal bundle. We introduce two methods to lift the universal transgression to a differential cohomology valued map. They generalize the Dijkgraaf–Witten correspondence between 3-dimensional Chern–Simons theories and Wess–Zumino–Witten terms to fully extended higher-order Chern–Simons theories. Using these lifts, we also prove two versions of a differential Hopf theorem. Using Cheeger–Chern–Simons characters and transgression, we introduce the notion of differential trivializations of universal characteristic classes. It generalizes well-established notions of differential String classes to arbitrary degree. Specializing to the class \({\frac{1}{2} p_1 \in H^4(B{\rm Spin}_n;\mathbb{Z})}\), we recover isomorphism classes of geometric string structures on Spin _n -bundles with connection and the corresponding spin structures on the free loop space. The Cheeger–Chern–Simons character associated with the class \({\frac{1}{2} p_1}\) together with its transgressions to loop space and higher mapping spaces defines a Chern–Simons theory, extended down to points. Differential String classes provide trivializations of this extended Chern–Simons theory. This setting immediately generalizes to arbitrary degree: for any universal characteristic class of principal G-bundles, we have an associated Cheeger–Chern–Simons character and extended Chern–Simons theory. Differential trivialization classes yield trivializations of this extended Chern–Simons theory.     

Moduli of sheaves and the Chow group of K3 surfaces

Let X be a projective complex K  3 surface. Beauville and Voisin singled out a 0-cycle _cX$c_X$ on X of degree 1 and Huybrechts proved that the second Chern class of a rigid simple vector-bundle on X   is a multiple of _cX$c_X$ if certain hypotheses hold. We believe that the following generalization of Huybrechts? result holds. Let M be a moduli space of stable pure sheaves on X with fixed cohomological Chern character: the set whose elements are second Chern classes of sheaves parametrized by the closure of M (in the corresponding moduli spaces of semistable sheaves) depends only on the dimension of M. We will prove that the above statement holds under some additional assumptions on the Chern character.     

Finding ein components in the moduli spaces of stable rank 2 bundles on the projective 3-space

Some method is proposed for finding Ein components in moduli spaces of stable rank 2 vector bundles with first Chern class c₁ = 0 on the projective 3-space. We formulate and illustrate a conjecture on the growth rate of the number of Ein components in dependence on the numbers of the second Chern class. We present a method for calculating the spectra of the above bundles, a recurrent formula, and an explicit formula for computing the number of the spectra of these bundles.     

On Grothendieck transformations in Fulton-MacPherson’s bivariant theory

W. Fulton and R. MacPherson have introduced a notion unifying both covariant and contravariant theories, which they called a Bivariant Theory. A transformation between two bivariant theories is called a Grothendieck transformation. The Grothendieck transformation induces natural transformations for covariant theories and contravariant theories. In this paper we show some general uniqueness and existence theorems on Grothendieck transformations associated to given natural transformations of covariant theories. Our guiding or typical model is MacPherson’s Chern class transformation c_∗:F→H_∗. The existence of a corresponding bivariant Chern class γ:F→H was conjectured by W. Fulton and R. MacPherson, and was proved by J.-P. Brasselet under certain conditions.     

Chern forms,chern numbers and curvature conditions on a Kähler-Einstein surface

In this paper we considered curvature conditions on a Kähler-Einstein surface of general type. In particular we showed that it has negative holomorphic sectional curvature if theL ²-norm of (3C ₂ ?C ₁ ² )/C ₁ ² is sufficiently small, whereC ₁ andC ₂ are the first and second Chern classes of the surfaces. This generalizes a result of Yau on the uniformization of Kähler-Einstein surfaces of general type and with 3C ₂ ?C ₁ ² = 0. Also in the process, we obtain a necessary condition in terms of an inequality between Chern numbers for a Kähler-Einstein metric to have negative holomorphic sectional curvature.     

Bott–Chern cohomology and q-complete domains

In studying the Bott–Chern and Aeppli cohomologies for q-complete manifolds, we introduce the class of cohomologically Bott–Chern q-complete manifolds.     

On the Number of Vedernikov–Ein Irreducible Components of the Moduli Space of Stable Rank 2 Bundles on the Projective Space

We propose a method for finding the exact number of Vedernikov–Ein irreducible components of the first and second types in the moduli space M(0, n) of stable rank 2 bundles on the projective space P³ with Chern classes c₁ = 0 and c₂ = n ≥ 1. We give formulas for the number of Vedernikov–Ein components and find a criterion for their existence for arbitrary n ≥ 1.     

Differential operators for Siegel-Jacobi forms

For any positive integers n and m, H_(n,m):= H_n× C~(m,n) is called the Siegel-Jacobi space, with the Jacobi group acting on it. The Jacobi forms are defined on this space. We compute the Chern connection of the Siegel-Jacobi space and use it to obtain derivations of Jacobi forms. Using these results, we construct a series of invariant differential operators for Siegel-Jacobi forms. Also two kinds of Maass-Shimura type differential operators for H_(n,m) are obtained.     

Reflexive and Spanned Sheaves on {\mathbb{P}^3}

We investigate the reflexive sheaves on ${\mathbb{P}^3}$ spanned in codimension 2 with very low first Chern class c ₁. We also give the sufficient and necessary conditions on numeric data of such sheaves for indecomposabiity. As a by-product we obtain that every reflexive sheaf on ${\mathbb{P}^3}$ spanned in codimension 2 with c ₁ = 2 is spanned.     

Determinants of parabolic bundles on Riemann surfaces

LetX be a compact Riemann surface andM _s ^p (X) the moduli space of stable parabolic vector bundles with fixed rank, degree, rational weights and multiplicities. There is a natural Kähler metric onM _s ^p (X). We obtain a natural metrized holomorphic line bundle onM _s ^p (X) whose Chern form equalsmr times the Kähler form, wherem is the common denominator of the weights andr the rank.     

Equivariant Chow Ring and Chern Classes of Wonderful Symmetric Varieties of Minimal Rank

We describe the equivariant Chow ring of the wonderful compactification X of a symmetric space of minimal rank, via restriction to the associated toric variety Y. Also, we show that the restrictions to Y of the tangent bundle T _X and its logarithmic analogue S _X decompose into a direct sum of line bundles. This yields closed formulas for the equivariant Chern classes of T _X and S _X , and, in turn, for the Chern classes of reductive groups considered by Kiritchenko.     

An Intrinsic Rigidity Theorem for Closed Minimal Hypersurfaces in S5 with Constant Nonnegative Scalar Curvature

Let M⁴ be a closed minimal hypersurface in \(\mathbb{S}^5\) with constant nonnegative scalar curvature. Denote by f₃ the sum of the cubes of all principal curvatures, by g the number of distinct principal curvatures. It is proved that if both f₃ and g are constant, then M⁴ is isoparametric. Moreover, the authors give all possible values for squared length of the second fundamental form of M⁴. This result provides another piece of supporting evidence to the Chern conjecture.     

Kähler structures on complex torus

Consider the complex torus T _C under the natural action of the compact real torus T. In this paper, we study T-invariant Kähler structures ω on T_C. For each ω, we consider the corresponding line bundleL on T _C. Namely, the Chern class ofL is [ω], and L is equipped with a connection ? whose curvature is ω. We construct a canonical T-invariant L ²-structure on the sections ofL,and let H _ω be the square-integrable holomorphic sections ofL.Then the Hilbert space H _ω is a unitary T-representation, and we study the multiplicity of the (l-dimensional) irreducible unitary T-representations in H_ω. We shall see that the multiplicity is controlled by the image of the moment map corresponding to the T-action preserving ω.     

On S n -invariant conformal blocks vector bundles of rank one on {\overline{M}_{0,n}}

For any simple Lie algebra, a positive integer, and n-tuple of compatible weights, the conformal blocks bundle is a globally generated vector bundle on the moduli space of pointed rational curves. We classify all vector bundles of conformal blocks for \({\mathfrak{sl}_n}\), with S _n -invariant weights, which have rank one. We show that the cone generated by their base point free first Chern classes is polyhedral, generated by level one divisors.     

On uniqueness of characteristic classes

We give an axiomatic characterization of maps from algebraic K-theory. The results apply to a large class of maps from algebraic K-theory to any suitable cohomology theory or to algebraic K-theory. In particular, we obtain comparison theorems for the Chern character and Chern classes and for the Adams operations and λ-operations on higher algebraic K-theory. We show that the Adams operations and λ-operations defined by Grayson agree with the ones defined by Gillet and Soulé.     

Verdier specialization via weak factorization

Let X?V be a closed embedding, with V?X nonsingular. We define a constructible function ψ _X,V on X, agreeing with Verdier’s specialization of the constant function 1 _V when X is the zero-locus of a function on V. Our definition is given in terms of an embedded resolution of X; the independence of the choice of resolution is obtained as a consequence of the weak factorization theorem of Abramovich–Karu–Matsuki–W?odarczyk. The main property of ψ _X,V is a compatibility with the specialization of the Chern class of the complement V?X. With the definition adopted here, this is an easy consequence of standard intersection theory. It recovers Verdier’s result when X is the zero-locus of a function on V. Our definition has a straightforward counterpart Ψ _X,V in a motivic group. The function ψ _X,V and the corresponding Chern class c _SM(ψ _X,V ) and motivic aspect Ψ _X,V all have natural ‘monodromy’ decompositions, for any X?V as above. The definition also yields an expression for Kai Behrend’s constructible function when applied to (the singularity subscheme of) the zero-locus of a function on V.     

An upper bound of the heat kernel along the harmonic-Ricci flow

Let \({c : C \rightarrow X \times X}\) be a correspondence with C and X quasi-projective schemes over an algebraically closed field k. We show that if \({u_\ell : c_1^*\mathbb{Q}_\ell \rightarrow c_2^!\mathbb{Q}_\ell}\) is an action defined by the localized Chern classes of a c ₂-perfect complex of vector bundles on C, where ? is a prime invertible in k, then the local terms of u _? are given by the class of an algebraic cycle independent of ?. We also prove some related results for quasi-finite correspondences. The proofs are based on the work of Cisinski and Deglise on triangulated categories of motives.     

A type of the Lefschetz hyperplane section theorem on {\mathbb{Q}\,} -Fano 3-folds with Picard number one and {\frac{1}{2}(1,1,1)} -singularities

We prove a type of the Lefschetz hyperplane section theorem on ${\mathbb{Q}\,}$ -Fano 3-folds with Picard number one and ${\frac{1}{2}(1,1,1)}$ -singularities by using some degeneration method. As a byproduct, we obtain a new example of a Calabi?CYau 3-fold X with Picard number one whose invariants are $$\left(H_X^3,\, c_2 (X) \cdot H_X, \,{{e}} (X) \right) = (8, 44, -88),$$ where H _X , e(X) and c ₂(X) are an ample generator of Pic(X), the topological Euler characteristic number and the second Chern class of X respectively.     

Homotheties and topology of tangent sphere bundles

We prove a Theorem on homotheties between two given tangent sphere bundles S _r M of a Riemannian manifold M, g of \({{\rm dim}\geq3}\) , assuming different variable radius functions r and weighted Sasaki metrics induced by the conformal class of g. New examples are shown of manifolds with constant positive or with constant negative scalar curvature which are not Einstein. Recalling results on the associated almost complex structure I ^G and symplectic structure \({\omega^G}\) on the manifold TM, generalizing the well-known structure of Sasaki by admitting weights and connections with torsion, we compute the Chern and the Stiefel–Whitney characteristic classes of the manifolds TM and S _r M.     

The Todd character and cohomology operations

In “On the Conflict of Bordism of Finite Complexes” [J. Differential Geometry], Conner and Smith introduced a homomorphism called the Todd character, relating complex bordism theory to rational homology. Specifically the Todd character consists of a family of homomorphisms

$\text{th}{}_{\mathrm{r}}\text{: MU}{}_{\mathrm{s}}\text{(X) → H}{}_{\mathrm{s\to r}}\text{(X;}\text{Q}\text{)}$

.In L. Smith, The Todd character and the integrality theorem for the Chern character, Ill. J. Math. it was shown (note that the indexing of the Todd character is somewhat different here) that there was an integrality theorem for th analogous to the Adams integrality theorem for the Chern character J. F. Adams, On the Chern character and the structure of the unitary group, Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc.57 (1961), 189–199; On the Chern character revisted, Ill. J. Math. Now Adams' first paper contains a wealth of information about the Chern character in addition to the integrality theorem already mentioned. Our objective in the present note is to derive analogous results for the Todd character. As in Smith these may then be used to deduce the results of Adams for the Chern character.