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Main Authors: Wei, Chuanhao, Yang, Ruijie
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Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.11578
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author Wei, Chuanhao
Yang, Ruijie
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Yang, Ruijie
contents In this paper, we study the cohomology of semisimple local systems in the spirit of classical Hodge theory. On the one hand, we establish a generalization of Hodge-Riemann bilinear relations. For a semisimple local system on a smooth projective variety, we define a canonical isomorphism from the complex conjugate of its cohomology to the cohomology of the dual local system, which is a generalization of the classical Weil operator for pure Hodge structures. This isomorphism establishes a relation between the twisted Poincaré pairing, a purely topological object, and a positive definite Hermitian pairing. On the other hand, we prove a global invariant cycle theorem for semisimple local systems. As an application, we give a new and geometric proof of Sabbah's Decomposition Theorem for the direct images of semisimple local systems under proper algebraic maps, without using the category of polarizable twistor D-modules.
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spellingShingle Cohomology of semisimple local systems and the Decomposition theorem
Wei, Chuanhao
Yang, Ruijie
Algebraic Geometry
Differential Geometry
Representation Theory
Primary: 14C30, Secondary: 32S60
In this paper, we study the cohomology of semisimple local systems in the spirit of classical Hodge theory. On the one hand, we establish a generalization of Hodge-Riemann bilinear relations. For a semisimple local system on a smooth projective variety, we define a canonical isomorphism from the complex conjugate of its cohomology to the cohomology of the dual local system, which is a generalization of the classical Weil operator for pure Hodge structures. This isomorphism establishes a relation between the twisted Poincaré pairing, a purely topological object, and a positive definite Hermitian pairing. On the other hand, we prove a global invariant cycle theorem for semisimple local systems. As an application, we give a new and geometric proof of Sabbah's Decomposition Theorem for the direct images of semisimple local systems under proper algebraic maps, without using the category of polarizable twistor D-modules.
title Cohomology of semisimple local systems and the Decomposition theorem
topic Algebraic Geometry
Differential Geometry
Representation Theory
Primary: 14C30, Secondary: 32S60
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.11578