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String structures and loop spaces

Mathematical Physics 2024-01-01 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Algebraic Topology Differential Geometry math.MP

Abstract

We provide a concise and accessible introduction to (geometric) string structures, highlighting their connection to loop spaces and outlining relationships with neighboring topics.

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@article{arxiv.2312.12998,
  title  = {String structures and loop spaces},
  author = {Konrad Waldorf},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.12998},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

22 pages. Contribution to the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics (2nd edition). v2 has some small corrections