Equivariant L-Classes of Atiyah-Singer-Zagier Type for Singular Spaces

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contents If a finite group $G$ acts on a rational homology manifold, then the orbit space is well-known to be a rational homology manifold again. We consider here actions on spaces that may be much more singular. If the $G$-space is a Witt pseudomanifold, which includes all arbitrarily singular complex pure-dimensional algebraic varieties, then we prove that the orbit space is again a Witt pseudomanifold. In the compact oriented situation, this implies that the orbit space possesses characteristic L-classes, as defined by Goresky and MacPherson. We then construct Atiyah-Singer-Zagier type equivariant L-classes for such $G$-pseudomanifolds which serve, as we show by establishing an averaging formula, as a tool to compute the Goresky-MacPherson L-class of the orbit space. The construction of the equivariant class builds on intersection homological transfer properties and on recent joint K-theoretic work with Eric Leichtnam and Paolo Piazza, which established a G-signature theorem on Witt pseudomanifolds.
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spellingShingle Equivariant L-Classes of Atiyah-Singer-Zagier Type for Singular Spaces
Banagl, Markus
Algebraic Topology
K-Theory and Homology
55N33, 57N80, 57R20, 57R91, 57S17
If a finite group $G$ acts on a rational homology manifold, then the orbit space is well-known to be a rational homology manifold again. We consider here actions on spaces that may be much more singular. If the $G$-space is a Witt pseudomanifold, which includes all arbitrarily singular complex pure-dimensional algebraic varieties, then we prove that the orbit space is again a Witt pseudomanifold. In the compact oriented situation, this implies that the orbit space possesses characteristic L-classes, as defined by Goresky and MacPherson. We then construct Atiyah-Singer-Zagier type equivariant L-classes for such $G$-pseudomanifolds which serve, as we show by establishing an averaging formula, as a tool to compute the Goresky-MacPherson L-class of the orbit space. The construction of the equivariant class builds on intersection homological transfer properties and on recent joint K-theoretic work with Eric Leichtnam and Paolo Piazza, which established a G-signature theorem on Witt pseudomanifolds.
title Equivariant L-Classes of Atiyah-Singer-Zagier Type for Singular Spaces
topic Algebraic Topology
K-Theory and Homology
55N33, 57N80, 57R20, 57R91, 57S17
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14913