Guillemin–Ginzburg–Karshon's conjecture on equivariant cohomology Chern numbers

Let GG be a torus, and let ΩU,G\Omega_*^{U,G} denote the equivariant geometric unitary bordism ring of closed unitary GG-manifolds. An integral equivariant cohomology Chern number is a characteristic number obtained by integrating an integral equivariant cohomology Chern class over an equivariant bordism class.

Guillemin–Ginzburg–Karshon's conjecture. An element βΩU,G\beta\in\Omega_*^{U,G} is zero if and only if all integral equivariant cohomology Chern numbers of β\beta vanish.

This conjecture removes the isolated-fixed-point hypothesis from their partial result, which established the equivalence for closed unitary GG-manifolds with only isolated fixed points. It asks whether these characteristic numbers form a complete system of invariants for equivariant geometric unitary bordism when GG is a torus.

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Primary source

Zhi Lü and Wei Wang, “Equivariant cohomology Chern numbers determine equivariant unitary bordism for torus groups”, arXiv:1408.2134 (2019).

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