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Parallel Transport on Higher Loop Spaces

Algebraic Topology 2012-07-03 v3 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We construct a parallel transport on higher loop spaces of a manifold in term of a higher dimensional generalization of iterated path integrals. Under mild assumptions, we define a de Rham complex on higher loop spaces and we recover a known result of Hain of a de Rham structure on higher homotopy groups of a manifold. The key ingredient is a new definition of iterated integrals on membranes, which also have applications in number theory, algebraic geometry and mathematical physics.

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@article{arxiv.1206.5784,
  title  = {Parallel Transport on Higher Loop Spaces},
  author = {Ivan Horozov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.5784},
  year   = {2012}
}

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17 pages

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