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Symmetric homology is a natural generalization of cyclic homology, in which symmetric groups play the role of cyclic groups. In the case of associative algebras, the symmetric homology theory was introduced by Z. Fiedorowicz (1991) and was further developed in the work of S. Ault (2010). In this paper, we show that, for algebras defined over a field of characteristic 0, the symmetric homology is naturally equivalent to the (one-dimensional) representation homology introduced by the authors in joint work with G. Khachatryan (2013). Using known results on representation homology, we compute symmetric homology explicitly for basic algebras, such as polynomial algebras and universal enveloping algebras of (DG) Lie algebras. As an application, we prove two conjectures of Ault and Fiedorowicz, including their main conjecture (2007) on topological interpretation of symmetric homology of polynomial algebras. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper concerns the rational cohomology ring of the complement $M$ of a complex subspace arrangement. We start with the De Concini-Procesi differential graded algebra that is a rational model for $M$. Inside it we find a much smaller subalgebra $D$ quasi-isomorphic to the whole algebra. $D$ is described by defining a natural multiplication on a chain complex whose homology is the local homology of the intersection lattice $L$ whence connecting the De Concini-Procesi model with the Goresky-MacPherson formula for the additive structure of $H^*(M)$. The algebra $D$ has a natural integral version that is a good candidate for an integral model of $M$. If the rational local homology of $L$ can be computed explicitly we obtain an explicit presentation of the ring $H^*(M,{\mathbf Q})$. For example, this is done for the cases where $L$ is a geometric lattice and where $M$ is a $k$-equal manifold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we study finite group extensions represented by special cohomology classes. As an application, we obtain some restrictions on finite groups which can act freely on a product of spheres or on a product of real projective spaces. In particular, we prove that if $(Z/p)^r$ acts freely on $(S^1)^k$, then $r \leq k$. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is devoted to computation of the cohomology of the complex of logarithmic differential forms with coefficients in rational functions whose poles are located on the union of several hyperplanes of a linear space over a field of characteristic zero. The main result asserts that for a vast class of hyperplane arrangements, including all free and generic arrangements, the cohomology algebra coincides with the Orlik-Solomon algebra. Over the field of complex numbers, this means that the cohomologies coincide with the cohomologies of the complement of the union of the hyperplanes. We also prove that the cohomologies do not change if poles of arbitrary multiplicity are allowed on some of the hyperplanes. In particular, this gives an analogue of the algebraic de Rham theorem for an arbitrary arrangement over an arbitrary field of zero characteristic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]