00849nas a2200157 4500008004100000022001400041245009800055210006900153260000800222300000800230490000700238520036300245100001800608700001900626856004600645 2018 eng d a1432-083500aRecognizing the flat torus among RCD*(0,N) spaces via the study of the first cohomology group0 aRecognizing the flat torus among RCD0N spaces via the study of t cJun a1040 v573 a
We prove that if the dimension of the first cohomology group of a $\mathsf{RCD}^\star (0,N)$ space is $N$, then the space is a flat torus. This generalizes a classical result due to Bochner to the non-smooth setting and also provides a first example where the study of the cohomology groups in such synthetic framework leads to geometric consequences.
1 aGigli, Nicola1 aRigoni, Chiara uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-018-1377-z