On the equivariant cohomology of ${\mathbb{Z}}_2\times {\mathbb{Z}}_k$-symmetric spaces

Abstract

$\Gamma$-symmetric spaces are a vast generalization of symmetric spaces. Previous results make it conceivable that their isotropy action is equivariantly formal, and we provide evidence for this in case that $\Gamma ={\mathbb{Z}}_2\times {\mathbb{Z}}_k$. This in particular implies that ${\mathbb{Z}}_2\times {\mathbb{Z}}_k$-symmetric spaces are formal in the sense of Rational Homotopy Theory.

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