Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyGeometric and Algebraic TopologyTopological and Geometric Data Analysis

K. Boutahir, A. El houari, Y. Rami

2026.6.7Extracta Mathematicae

DOI: 10.17398/2605-5686.41.1.143

Abstract

This paper examines the weak Rationality Conjecture for (r −1)-connected CW-complexes X admitting a unique spherical cohomology class u ∈ Hr (X, Z) for some r ≥ 2. We affirm this conjecture for such complexes of dimension kr where uk ̸= 0. We provide a non-exhaustive list of finite CW-complexes satisfying the conjecture. Furthermore, we investigate some high-torsion Lens spaces Lm2n+1, which are defined as orbit spaces S2n+1 /Zm . The generating functions of these lens spaces confirm both the Weak and Strong Rationality Conjectures under certain conditions.

Citation format

BOUTAHIR, K.; HOUARI, A. El; RAMI, Y. Rationality conjecture for finite CW-complexes with unique spherical cohomology class and high-torsion lens spaces. Extracta Mathematicae, 2026, 41(1): 143–157.