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

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 ((SPrRL)ModR/llax)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

((SPrRL)ModR/llax)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.

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

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