Is an Explicit Formula for Beilinson's Regulator Map Feasible?

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The discussion revolves around the feasibility of deriving an explicit formula for Beilinson's regulator map, which connects motivic cohomology and Deligne cohomology. The scope includes theoretical aspects of algebraic geometry and motivic theory, with references to specific mathematical constructs and conjectures.

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  • One participant describes Beilinson's regulator map as a morphism between Voevodsky's motivic complex and Deligne complex, questioning the possibility of an explicit formula for this map in certain cases.
  • Another participant expresses skepticism about the terminology used, suggesting that the concepts may be fabricated or unclear to the audience.
  • A third participant acknowledges the complexity of the topic and suggests that the original poster might benefit from providing definitions or seeking insights from established experts in the field.
  • A later reply indicates interest in the existing knowledge about the explicit description of the regulator map, noting challenges in the quasi-projective case and the complexity involved in higher-dimensional projective varieties.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the feasibility of an explicit formula for Beilinson's regulator map. There are varying levels of understanding and interest in the topic, with some expressing skepticism and others showing curiosity about the research problem.

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There are limitations in the discussion regarding the clarity of definitions and the complexity of the mathematical constructs involved, which may hinder a comprehensive understanding of the topic.

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This discussion may be of interest to mathematicians and researchers focused on algebraic geometry, motivic cohomology, and related conjectures, particularly those exploring the intricacies of Beilinson's conjectures.

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X is a smooth quasi-projective variety over Q.

Beilinson's regulator map is a map from the motivic cohomology H to the Deligne cohomology H_D. Originally the motivic cohomology was defined by Beilinson as an eigenspace of an Adams operation on an algebraic K-group. Bloch (or Levine or someone else) showed the lambda piece of K coincides with Bloch's higher Chow group. Then Voevodsky claims higher Chow group is the same as his motivic cohomology defined by his motivic complex.

My question is is it possible to give explicit formula of Beilinson's regulator map as a morphism between Voevodsky's motivic complex (over a Zariski, etale site) and Deligne complex (over an analytic manifold)? Even for a certain limited case...
 
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You're clearly making all those terms up.
 
you are a little over most of our heads here. you could teach us the definitions, and maybe get up a discussion, or if you just want an answer, you might just ask mark levine, or spencer bloch, or steve gersten. ( i know them and they are nice guys, although i don't know the others).

or maybe some experts will chime in here after a while. but if know all these definitions, your question sounds like a natural research problem. are you asking if this formulation of beilinson's map is known?welcome to the forum, and i hope you stick around. even if we don't get a lot of questions at this level, you will greatly enrich our knowledge base.
 
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my second thought...

Yes, I was wondering how much is already known about explicit description of the regulator map... I looked into the case of "compact" Riemann surfaces as a first step. Then I sensed an explicit description for quasi-projective case would be a complete mess... As for proj varieties of dim greater than 1 would involve spectral sequences of motivic cohomology... hmmm...

I have just got to be interested in this part of the world, i.e. Beilinson's conjectures. So, maybe i should immerse myself into the existing articles first before attempting some possibly pointless thing.
 

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