## Algebraic & Geometric Topology

### On Davis–Januszkiewicz homotopy types {II}: {C}ompletion and globalisation

#### Abstract

For any finite simplicial complex $K$, Davis and Januszkiewicz defined a family of homotopy equivalent CW–complexes whose integral cohomology rings are isomorphic to the Stanley–Reisner algebra of $K$. Subsequently, Buchstaber and Panov gave an alternative construction, which they showed to be homotopy equivalent to the original examples. It is therefore natural to investigate the extent to which the homotopy type of a space $X$ is determined by such a cohomology ring. Having analysed this problem rationally in Part I, we here consider it prime by prime, and utilise Lannes’ $T$–functor and Bousfield–Kan type obstruction theory to study the $p$–completion of $X$. We find the situation to be more subtle than for rationalisation, and confirm the uniqueness of the completion whenever $K$ is a join of skeleta of simplices. We apply our results to the global problem by appealing to Sullivan’s arithmetic square, and deduce integral uniqueness whenever the Stanley–Reisner algebra is a complete intersection.

#### Article information

Source
Algebr. Geom. Topol., Volume 10, Number 3 (2010), 1747-1780.

Dates
Revised: 8 April 2009
Accepted: 11 April 2009
First available in Project Euclid: 19 December 2017

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513715152

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.2140/agt.2010.10.1747

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2683752

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1198.55005

#### Citation

Notbohm, Dietrich; Ray, Nigel. On Davis–Januszkiewicz homotopy types {II}: {C}ompletion and globalisation. Algebr. Geom. Topol. 10 (2010), no. 3, 1747--1780. doi:10.2140/agt.2010.10.1747. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513715152

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