String topology prospectra and Hochschild cohomology
Algebraic Topology
2007-11-10 v2 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We study string topology for classifying spaces of connected compact Lie groups, drawing connections with Hochschild cohomology and equivariant homotopy theory. First, for a compact Lie group , we show that the string topology prospectrum is equivalent to the homotopy fixed-point prospectrum for the conjugation action of on itself, . Dually, we identify with the homotopy orbit spectrum , and study ring and co-ring structures on these spectra. Finally, we show that in homology, these products may be identified with the Gerstenhaber cup product in the Hochschild cohomology of and , respectively. These, in turn, are isomorphic via Koszul duality.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0710.1445,
title = {String topology prospectra and Hochschild cohomology},
author = {Kate Gruher and Craig Westerland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.1445},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
19 pages. Comments welcome. References added, some statements clarified