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Long knots and maps between operads

Algebraic Topology 2014-11-11 v1 Category Theory Geometric Topology

Abstract

We identify the space of tangentially straightened long knots in R^m, for m greater than or equal to 4, as the double loops on the space of derived operad maps from the associative operad into a version of the little m-disk operad. This verifies a conjecture of Kontsevich, Lambrechts, and Turchin.

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@article{arxiv.1006.0874,
  title  = {Long knots and maps between operads},
  author = {William Dwyer and Kathryn Hess},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.0874},
  year   = {2014}
}

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37 pages

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