Intersection Cohomology, Monodromy, and the Milnor Fiber

Details Intersection Cohomology, Monodromy, and the Milnor Fiber Intersection Cohomology, Monodromy, and the Milnor Fiber

2004-04-18

arxiv.org/abs/math/0404312v5

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Algebraic Geometry

15 pages

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We say that a complex analytic space, $X$, is an intersection cohomology manifold if and only if the shifted constant sheaf on $X$ is isomorphic to intersection cohomology; this is quickly seen to be equivalent to $X$ being a homology manifold. Given an analytic function $f$ on an intersection cohomology manifold, we describe a simple relation between $V(f)$ being an intersection cohomology manifold and the vanishing cycle Milnor monodromy of $f$. We then describe how the Sebastiani-Thom isomorphism allows us to easily produce intersection cohomology manifolds with arbitrary singular sets. Finally, as an easy application, we obtain restrictions on the cohomology of the Milnor fiber of a hypersurface with a special type of one-dimensional critical locus.

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