On the homology of open-closed string field theory

2004/12/13 by Eric Harrelson, Harrelson, Eric
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #18D50 #58D15 #Algebraic Topology (math.AT) #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Mathematics #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #Quantum Algebra (math.QA)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0412249

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Abstract

The homology of a 2-colored dioperad of decorated Riemann surfaces, relevant to open-closed string field theory, is computed. The structure it describes is realized in an open-closed setting of string topology via an action at the level of topological spaces.

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