Smith theory for algebraic varieties

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Algebraic & Geometric Topology 4 (2004) 121–131

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2004.4.121

We show how an approach to Smith Theory about group actions on CW–complexes using Bredon cohomology can be adapted to work for algebraic varieties.

Smith Theory, Bredon cohomology, coefficient system, variety

Primary: 57S17

Secondary: 14F20

Received: 19 December 2002

Revised: 5 March 2004

Accepted: 15 March 2004

Published: 15 March 2004

Peter Symonds
Department of Mathematics UMIST PO Box 88 Manchester M60 1QD United Kingdom