Compact group Rohlin actions and $G$-kernels on von Neumann algebras

Abstract

We provide a new construction of a topological group model for the string group of a compact, simple, and simply-connected Lie group, by solving the obstruction realization problem for compact group $G$-kernels on full factors. Furthermore, we introduce the Rohlin property for actions and cocycle actions of compact groups in order to establish cohomology vanishing theorems.