A de Rham type theorem for orbit spaces
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Abstract:
Let $G$ be a compact Lie group and $M$ be a smooth $G$-space. We prove that the real cohomology algebra of the orbit space $M/G$ is isomorphic to the homology algebra of the de Rham complex of $G$-basic differential forms on $M$.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1988 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 104 (1988), 300-302
- MSC: Primary 57S15; Secondary 58A12
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1988-0958087-8
- MathSciNet review: 958087