The converse characterization of R-Poincaré duality spaces by graph cobordisms

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Let RR be the coefficient ring and let MM be a compact space. Consider the analogous data (IΨ^,tΨ^)(\mathfrak{I}_{\hat\Psi},\mathfrak{t}_{\hat\Psi}) from Definition, regarded as data in ((SPr⁡RL)Mod⁡R/l−lax)2≃((\operatorname{SPr}^L_R)^{\mathrm{l-lax}}_{\operatorname{Mod}_R/})^{2\simeq}. An RR-Poincaré duality space is a space satisfying the RR-Poincaré duality condition used in the construction.

Converse characterization conjecture. If (IΨ^,tΨ^)(\mathfrak{I}_{\hat\Psi},\mathfrak{t}_{\hat\Psi}) is a commutative Frobenius algebra in

((SPr⁡RL)Mod⁡R/l−lax)2≃,((\operatorname{SPr}^L_R)^{\mathrm{l-lax}}_{\operatorname{Mod}_R/})^{2\simeq},

then MM is an RR-Poincaré duality space.

The forward construction only uses that MM is an RR-Poincaré duality space; an RR-orientation is used only to simplify formulas. The conjecture asserts that the resulting commutative Frobenius algebra structure also detects Poincaré duality.

References

Primary source

Andrea Bianchi, “String topology and graph cobordisms”, arXiv:2511.14978 (2025).

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