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Loop-fusion cohomology and transgression

Algebraic Topology 2018-01-11 v2 Differential Geometry

Abstract

`Loop-fusion cohomology' is defined on the continuous loop space of a manifold in terms of \vCech cochains satisfying two multiplicative conditions with respect to the fusion and figure-of-eight products on loops. The main result is that these cohomology groups, with coefficients in an abelian group, are isomorphic to those of the manifold and the transgression homomorphism factors through the isomorphism.

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@article{arxiv.1309.7674,
  title  = {Loop-fusion cohomology and transgression},
  author = {Chris Kottke and Richard Melrose},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.7674},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

10 pages. v2 contains minor corrections

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