Homotopy equivalent manifolds have isomorphic de Rahm cohomology groups.
Suppose F,G:M→N are smooth homotopic maps. Suppose ω is a k form on N and h be an homotopic operator that maps from space of k forms on N to k−1 forms on M given by
d(hω)+h(dω)=G∗(ω)−F∗(ω)
This means h:Ak(N)→Ak−1(M).
This homotopy is used as a stepping stone for proving homotopy equivalent manifolds have isomorphic homology groups.
I shall write in detail the motivation and how this is used later.
There is deRahm theorem proof of which I shall blog later.
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