Equivariant Characteristic Classes of Singular Complex Algebraic Varieties

Sylvain E. Cappell, Laurentiu G. Maxim, Jörg Schürmann, Julius L. Shaneson

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Abstract

Homology Hirzebruch characteristic classes for singular varieties have been recently defined by Brasselet, Schüurmann, and Yokura as an attempt to unify previously known characteristic class theories for singular spaces (e.g., MacPherson-Chern classes, Baum-Fulton-MacPherson Todd classes, and Goresky-MacPherson $L$-classes). In this paper we define equivariant analogues of these classes for singular quasi-projective varieties acted upon by a finite group of algebraic automorphisms and show how these can be used to calculate the homology Hirzebruch classes of global quotient varieties. We also compute the new classes in the context of monodromy problems, e.g., for varieties that fiber equivariantly (in the complex topology) over a connected algebraic manifold. As another application, we discuss Atiyah-Meyer type formulae for twisted Hirzebruch classes of global orbifolds.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1722-1769
Number of pages48
JournalCommunications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
Volume65
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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