Hirzebruch formula conjecture for signatures of quotient spaces

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Let MM be a manifold with a proper action of a discrete group GG, and let M/GM/G be its quotient. Write L(M)L(M) for the Hirzebruch LL-class of MM, and let [M/G][M/G] denote the rational fundamental class of the quotient. The signature is

sign⁡(M/G)=sign⁡H∗(M/G;Q)∈Z.\operatorname{sign}(M/G)=\operatorname{sign} H^{*}(M/G;\mathcal{Q})\in\mathbb{Z}.

Hirzebruch formula conjecture. The signature satisfies

sign⁡(M/G)=⟨L(M),[M/G]⟩∈Q.\operatorname{sign}(M/G)=\langle L(M),[M/G]\rangle\in\mathcal{Q}.

The quotient M/GM/G satisfies Poincare duality in homology with rational coefficients, so its signature is defined. The conjecture proposes an analogue of the Hirzebruch signature formula for quotients by proper group actions.

References

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A. S. Mishchenko and Quitzeh Morales Meléndez, “Bordisms of manifolds with proper action of a discrete group: signatures and descriptions of G-bundles”, arXiv:1112.2104 (2011).

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