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Schwarz Modular Operads Revisited: $\mathcal{SM}=\mathcal{S}\circ\mathcal{M}$

Algebraic Topology 2024-04-29 v1 Category Theory

Abstract

We prove that the Feynman category encoding Schwarz's variant of modular operads is Koszul. Our proof uses a generalization of the theory of distributive laws to the groupoid colored setting.

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@article{arxiv.2404.17540,
  title  = {Schwarz Modular Operads Revisited: $\mathcal{SM}=\mathcal{S}\circ\mathcal{M}$},
  author = {Ralph M. Kaufmann and Benjamin C. Ward},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.17540},
  year   = {2024}
}
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