Realization Spaces of Algebraic Structures on Cochains

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  • Sinan Yalin
Given an algebraic structure on the cohomology of a cochain complex, we define its realization space as a Kan complex whose vertices are the structures up to homotopy realizing this structure at the cohomology level. Our algebraic structures are parameterized by props and thus include various kinds of bialgebras. We give a general formula to compute subsets of equivalence classes of realizations as quotients of automorphism groups, and determine the higher homotopy groups via the cohomology of deformation complexes. As a motivating example, we compute subsets of equivalences classes of realizations of Poincaré duality for several examples of manifolds.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Mathematics Research Notices
Volume2018
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)236-291
ISSN1073-7928
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2018

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