Motivic and derived motivic Hirzebruch classes

Abstract

In this paper we give a formula for the Hirzebruch $\chi_y$-genus $\chi_y(X)$ and similarly for the motivic Hirzebruch class $T_{y*}(X)$ for possibly singular varieties $X$, using the Vandermonde matrix. Motivated by the notion of secondary Euler characteristic and higher Euler characteristic, we consider a similar notion for the motivic Hirzebruch class, which we call a \emph{derived motivic Hirzebruch class}