Analysis on Loop Spaces and Topology

R. Léandre

Matematičeskie zametki, Tome 72 (2002) no. 2, pp. 236-257.

Résumé

Results on analysis on loop spaces and topologies are surveyed. In particular, Sobolev cohomology of loop spaces, stochastic Chen–Souriau cohomology, and Witten genus are described.

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