Poincaré duality

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Poincare duality by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For a closed oriented -manifold, cap product with the fundamental class gives isomorphisms
Poincaré duality is a fundamental theorem in algebraic topology that describes a duality relationship between certain topological spaces, particularly manifolds, and their cohomology groups. Named after the French mathematician Henri Poincaré, the theorem specifically applies to compact, oriented manifolds.

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