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On the bialgebra structure of the free loop homology

Algebraic Topology 2026-04-09 v1

Abstract

We introduce a commutative product of degree n-n on the homology H(X)H_\ast(X) of an nn-dimensional special cubical set XX and lift it on the free loop homology H(ΛM)H_\ast(\Lambda M) for M=XM=|X| to be the geometric realization. These products agree with the intersection and string topology products respectively when MM is an oriented closed manifold, and we establish the compatibility relation between the string topology product and the standard coproduct on H(ΛM).H_\ast(\Lambda M). Motivated by the above relationship we introduce the notion of loop bialgebra for differential graded coalgebras CC by means of the coHochschild complex ΛC.\Lambda C. We calculate the loop bialgebra structure for some spaces.

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@article{arxiv.2604.06698,
  title  = {On the bialgebra structure of the free loop homology},
  author = {Samson Saneblidze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.06698},
  year   = {2026}
}

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33 pages, 7 figures