Models for configuration spaces of points via obstruction theory I

2023/02/14 by Willwacher, Thomas
#Algebraic Topology (math.AT) #FOS: Mathematics #Quantum Algebra (math.QA)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2302.07369

Abstract

We derive rational (Sullivan) models for configuration spaces of points on manifolds purely from algebraic considerations via obstruction theory, essentially without the use of analytic or geometric techniques.

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