A General Families Index Theorem

We consider the heat operator of a Bismut superconnection for a family of generalized Dirac operators defined along the leaves of a foliation with Hausdorff graph. We assume that the strong Novikov–Shubin invariants of the Dirac operators are greater than three times the codimension of the foliation. We compute the t asymptotics associated to a rescaling of the metric by 1/t and show that the heat operator converges to the Chern character of the index bundle of the operator. Combined with previous results, this gives a general families index theorem for such operators.     

Periodic Cyclic Homology as Sheaf Cohomology Dedicated to Daniel Quillen on his 60th Birthday

We study a noncommutative version of the infinitesimal site of Grothendieck. A theorem of Grothendieck establishes that the cohomology of the structure sheaf on the infinitesimal topology of a scheme of characteristic zero is de Rham cohomology. We prove that, for the noncommutative infinitesimal topology of an associative algebra over a field of characteristic zero, the cohomology of the structure sheaf modulo commutators is periodic cyclic cohomology. We also compute the noncommutative infinitesimal cohomology of other sheaves. For example, we show that infinitesimal hypercohomology with coefficients in K-theory gives the fiber of the Jones–Goodwillie character which goes from K-theory to negative cyclic homology.     

The Index Locality Principle in Elliptic Theory

We prove a general theorem on the behavior of the relative index under surgery for a wide class of Fredholm operators, including relative index theorems for elliptic operators due to Gromov--Lawson, Anghel, Teleman, Booß-Bavnbek–Wojciechowski, et al. as special cases. In conjunction with some additional conditions (like symmetry conditions), this theorem permits computing the analytical index of a given operator. In particular, we obtain new index formulas for elliptic pseudodifferential operators and quantized canonical transformations on manifolds with conical singularities.     

The localized longitudinal index theorem for Lie groupoids and the van Est map

We define the “localized index” of longitudinal elliptic operators on Lie groupoids associated with Lie algebroid cohomology classes. We derive a topological expression for these numbers using the algebraic index theorem for Poisson manifolds on the dual of the Lie algebroid. Underlying the definition and computation of the localized index, is an action of the Hopf algebroid of jets around the unit space, and the characteristic map it induces on Lie algebroid cohomology. This map can be globalized to differentiable groupoid cohomology, giving a definition of the “global index”, that can be computed by localization. This correspondence between the “global” and “localized” index is given by the van Est map for Lie groupoids.     

Basic intersection cohomology of conical fibrations

We introduce notions of singular fibration and singular Seifert fibration. These notions naturally generalize that o locally trivial fibration to the category of stratified pseudomanifolds. For singular foliations determined by such fibrations, we prove the de Rham theorem for basic intersection cohomology recently introduced by the present authors. One of the main examples of such a structure is the natural projection to the space of fibers of a singular Riemannian foliation determined by a Lie group action on a compact smooth manifold.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 2, 2005, pp. 235–257.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by M. Saralegi-Aranguren, R. Wolak.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

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.     

The character map in deformation quantization

The third author recently proved that the Shoikhet–Dolgushev L_∞-morphism from Hochschild chains of the algebra of smooth functions on a manifold to differential forms extends to cyclic chains. Localization at a solution of the Maurer–Cartan equation gives an isomorphism, which we call character map, from the periodic cyclic homology of a formal associative deformation of the algebra of functions to de Rham cohomology. We prove that the character map is compatible with the Gauss–Manin connection, extending a result of Calaque and Rossi on the compatibility with the cap product. As a consequence, the image of the periodic cyclic cycle 1 is independent of the deformation parameter and we compute it to be the A-roof genus of the manifold. Our results also imply the Tamarkin–Tsygan index theorem.     

Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck and torsion for foliations

In this article we prove a Riemann-Roch-Grothendieck theorem for the characteristic classes of a flat vector bundle over a foliation whose graph is Hausdorff. We assume that the strong foliation Novikov-Shubin invariants of the flat bundle are greater than three times the codimension of the foliation. Using transgression, we define a torsion form which in the odd acyclic case determines a Haefliger cohomology class which only depends on the foliation and the flat bundle. We construct examples where this torsion class is highly non-trivial.     

Cohomology of the Orlik–Solomon Algebras and Local Systems

The paper provides a combinatorial method to decide when the space of local systems with nonvanishing first cohomology on the complement to an arrangement of lines in a complex projective plane has as an irreducible component a subgroup of positive dimension. Partial classification of arrangements having such a component of positive dimension and a comparison theorem for cohomology of Orlik–Solomon algebra and cohomology of local systems are given. The methods are based on Vinberg–Kac classification of generalized Cartan matrices and study of pencils of algebraic curves defined by mentioned positive dimensional components.     

Chern character in equivariant entire cyclic cohomology

We construct the Chern character in the equivariant entire cyclic cohomology. We prove a general index theorem for theG-invariant Dirac operator.Supported in part by the Department of Energy under Grant DE-FG02-88ER25065.     

Bivariant Chern character and longitudinal index

In this paper we consider a family of Dirac-type operators on fibration P→B equivariant with respect to an action of an étale groupoid. Such a family defines an element in the bivariant K theory. We compute the action of the bivariant Chern character of this element on the image of Connes' map Φ in the cyclic cohomology. A particular case of this result is Connes' index theorem for étale groupoids [A. Connes, Noncommutative Geometry, Academic Press, 1994] in the case of fibrations.     

Stokes Cocycle and Differential Galois Groups

The classification of germs of ordinary linear differential systems with meromorphic coefficients at 0 under convergent gauge transformations and fixed normal form is essentially given by the non-Abelian 1-cohomology set of Malgrange–Sibuya. (Germs themselves are actually classified by a quotient of this set.) It is known that there exists a natural isomorphism h between a unipotent Lie group (called the Stokes group) and the 1-cohomology set of Malgrange–Sibuya; the inverse map which consists of choosing, in each cohomology class, a special cocycle called a Stokes cocycle is proved to be natural and constructive. We survey here the definition of the Stokes cocycle and give a combinatorial proof for the bijectivity of h. We state some consequences of this result, such as Ramis, density theorem in linear differential Galois theory; we note that such a proof based on the Stokes cocycle theorem and the Tannakian theory does not require any theory of (multi-)summation.     

Standard Monomial Theory for Bott–Samelson Varieties

Bott–Samelson varieties are an important tool in geometric representation theory [1, 3, 10, 25]. They were originally defined as desingularizations of Schubert varieties and share many of the properties of Schubert varieties. They have an action of a Borel subgroup, and the projective coordinate ring of a Bott–Samelson variety splits into certain generalized Demazure modules (which also appear in other contexts [22, 23]). Standard Monomial Theory, developed by Seshadri and the first author [15, 16], and recently completed by the second author [20], gives explicit bases for the Demazure modules associated to Schubert varieties. In this paper, we extend the techniques of [20] to give explicit bases for the generalized Demazure modules associated to Bott–Samelson varieties, thus proving a strengthened form of the results announced by the first and third authors in [12] (see also [13]). We also obtain more elementary proofs of the cohomology vanishing theorems of Kumar [10] and Mathieu [25]; of the projective normality of Bott–Samelson varieties; and of the Demazure character formula.     

Index Theorem for Equivariant Dirac Operators on Noncompact Manifolds

Let D be a (generalized) Dirac operator on a noncompact complete Riemannian manifold M acted on by a compact Lie group G. Let v: M g = Lie G be an equivariant map, such that the corresponding vector field on M does not vanish outside of a compact subset. These data define an element of K-theory of the transversal cotangent bundle to M. Hence, by embedding of M into a compact manifold, one can define a topological index of the pair (D,v) as an element of the completed ring of characters of G. We define an analytic index of (D,v) as an index space of certain deformation of D and we prove that the analytic and topological indexes coincide. As a main step of the proof, we show that index is an invariant of a certain class of cobordisms, similar to the one considered by Ginzburg, Guillemin and Karshon. In particular, this means that the topological index of Atiyah is also invariant under this class of noncompact cobordisms. As an application, we extend the Atiyah–Segal–Singer equivariant index theorem to our noncompact setting. In particular, we obtain a new proof of this theorem for compact manifolds.     

Foundations of the theory of bounded cohomology

In this paper we give a new approach to the theory of bounded cohomology. The ideas of relative homological algebra, modified so that they are based on a natural seminorm in the bounded cohomology, play a central role in this approach. Moreover, a new proof is given of the vanishing theorem in the bounded cohomology of simply connected spaces, and also an analog of Leray's theorem on coverings in the theory of bounded cohomology.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 143, pp. 69–109, 1985.     

Foliation without limit cycles

The following theorem is proved for a closed manifold M with an oriented foliated structure of codimension 1 without limit cycles, supplemented by a foliation of one-dimensional normals: if every normal in M intersects every leaf, the same is true of the induced foliation on M (a universal covering of M).Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 181–191, February, 1971     

Lifting problems and transgression for non-abelian gerbes

We discuss lifting and reduction problems for bundles and gerbes in the context of a Lie 2-group. We obtain a geometrical formulation (and a new proof) for the exactness of Breen’s long exact sequence in non-abelian cohomology. We use our geometrical formulation in order to define a transgression map in non-abelian cohomology. This transgression map relates the degree one non-abelian cohomology of a smooth manifold (represented by non-abelian gerbes) with the degree zero non-abelian cohomology of the free loop space (represented by principal bundles). We prove several properties for this transgression map. For instance, it reduces–in case of a Lie 2-group with a single object–to the ordinary transgression in ordinary cohomology. We describe applications of our results to string manifolds: first, we obtain a new comparison theorem for different notions of string structures. Second, our transgression map establishes a direct relation between string structures and spin structures on the loop space.     

Higher Intersection Theory on Algebraic Stacks: II

This is the second part of our work on the intersection theory of algebraic stacks. The main results here are the following. We provide an intersection pairing for all smooth Artin stacks (locally of finite type over a field) which we show reduces to the known intersection pairing on the Chow groups of smooth Deligne–Mumford stacks of finite type over a field as well as on the Chow groups of quotient stacks associated to actions of linear algebraic groups on smooth quasi-projective schemes modulo torsion. The former involves also showing the existence of Adams operations on the rational étale K-theory of all smooth Deligne–Mumford stacks of finite type over a field. In addition, we show that our definition of the higher Chow groups is intrinsic to the stack for all smooth stacks and also stacks of finite type over the given field. Next we establish the existence of Chern classes and Chern character for Artin stacks with values in our Chow groups and extend these to higher Chern classes and a higher Chern character for perfect complexes on an algebraic stack, taking values in cohomology theories of algebraic stacks that are defined with respect to complexes of sheaves on a big smooth site. As a by-product of our techniques we also provide an extension of higher intersection theory to all schemes locally of finite type over a field. As the higher cycle complex, by itself, is a bit difficult to handle, the stronger results like contravariance for arbitrary maps between smooth stacks and the intersection pairing for smooth stacks are established by comparison with motivic cohomology.     

Théorèmes de Riemann–Roch pour les champs de Deligne–Mumford

We develop a cohomology theory for Deligne–Mumford stacks, adapted to Hirzebruch–Riemann–Roch formulas. For this, we define the cohomology with coefficients in the representations and a Chern character, and we prove a Grothendieck–Riemann–Roch formula for the associated Riemann–Roch transformation.