On the string topology coproduct for Lie groups (Q2107554)

In [Duke Math. J. 150, No. 1, 117--209 (2009; Zbl 1181.53036)], \textit{M. Goresky} and \textit{N. Hingston} have defined a coproduct on the homology of the free loop space \(\Lambda M\) of a connected oriented closed \(n\)-dimensional smooth Riemannian manifold \(M\) relative to the constant loops. In this paper, the author studies the particular case when \(M\) is a compact Lie group \(G\). In this case \(\Lambda G\cong G\times\Omega G\) and the main result of this article shows that the homology coproduct behaves well under the isomorphism \(H_*(\Lambda G)\cong H_*(G)\otimes H_*(\Omega G)\). A consequence of this first result is: If \(G\) is even-dimensional or if \(G\) is simply connected and of rank \(r\geq 2\), then the homology coproduct is trivial.