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What is the higher dimensional infinitesimal groupoid of a manifold?

Quantum Algebra 2009-10-30 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

The construction (by Kapranov) of the space of infinitesimal paths on a manifold is extended to include higher dimensional infinitesimal objects, encoding contractions of infinitesimal loops. This full infinitesimal groupoid is shown to have the algebra of polyvector fields as its non-linear cohomology.

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@article{arxiv.0910.5525,
  title  = {What is the higher dimensional infinitesimal groupoid of a manifold?},
  author = {Dennis Borisov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.5525},
  year   = {2009}
}