The $ \stackrel{ˆ}{A}$-genus of $ {S}^{1}$-manifolds with finite second homotopy group

Manuel Amann; Anand Dessai

doi:10.1016/j.crma.2010.01.011

Geometry/Topology

The

\hat{A}

-genus of

S^{1}

-manifolds with finite second homotopy group

Presented by: Jean-Pierre Demailly

Manuel Amann ¹; Anand Dessai ²

¹ University of Münster, Department of Mathematics, Einsteinstraße 62, 48149 Münster, Germany
² University of Fribourg, Department of Mathematics, Chemin du Musée 23, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

Comptes Rendus. Mathématique, Volume 348 (2010) no. 5-6, pp. 283-285

Abstract (Original language)
Résumé

We construct simply connected smooth manifolds M of dimension $4 k ⩾ 8$ with the following properties: the second homotopy group $π_{2} (M)$ is finite, M admits a smooth action by the circle $S^{1}$ and the $\hat{A}$ -genus $\hat{A} (M)$ is non-zero.

Nous construisons des variétés M simplement connexes de dimension $4 k ⩾ 8$ avec les propriétés suivantes : le deuxième groupe d'homotopie $π_{2} (M)$ est fini, M admet une action lisse du cercle $S^{1}$ et le $\hat{A}$ -genre $\hat{A} (M)$ est non nulle.

Received: 2009-09-29
Accepted: 2010-01-09
Published online: 2010-02-19

DOI: 10.1016/j.crma.2010.01.011

Author's affiliations:

Manuel Amann ¹; Anand Dessai ²

¹ University of Münster, Department of Mathematics, Einsteinstraße 62, 48149 Münster, Germany
² University of Fribourg, Department of Mathematics, Chemin du Musée 23, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

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Manuel Amann; Anand Dessai. The $ \stackrel{ˆ}{A}$-genus of $ {S}^{1}$-manifolds with finite second homotopy group. Comptes Rendus. Mathématique, Volume 348 (2010) no. 5-6, pp. 283-285. doi: 10.1016/j.crma.2010.01.011

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