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arxiv: math/0306234 · v1 · submitted 2003-06-16 · 🧮 math.AT · math.GT

A finite loop space not rationally equivalent to a compact Lie group

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We construct a connected finite loop space of rank 66 and dimension 1254 whose rational cohomology is not isomorphic as a graded vector space to the rational cohomology of any compact Lie group, hence providing a counterexample to a classical conjecture. Aided by machine calculation we verify that our counterexample is minimal, i.e., that any finite loop space of rank less than 66 is in fact rationally equivalent to a compact Lie group, extending the classical known bound of 5.

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