Homology transfer products on free loop spaces: orientation reversal on spheres (Q6071790)

Let \(\Lambda M\) be the free loop space on a compact smooth oriented manifold \(M\). The author studies the topology of quotients \(\land M/G\) for finite subgroups \(G\) of the group \(O(2)\) acting by linear reparametrization of \(S^1\). He uses the existence of a transfer \( H_i(\Lambda M/G; R) \longrightarrow H_i(\Lambda M;R)\) for singular homology with coefficients in a ring \(R\) to lift the Chas-Sullivan product in what he calls the transfer product, \[ H_i(\Lambda M/G;R) \otimes H_j(\Lambda M/G;R)\longrightarrow H_{i+j-1}(\Lambda M/G;R)\,. \] The main result is: The quotient map \(\Lambda M \longrightarrow \Lambda M/G\) induces an algebra isomorphism up to scaling between the rational Chas-Sullivan algebra restricted to classes that are invariant under the action of \(G\) and \(H_\ast(\Lambda M/G;\mathbb Q)\) equipped with the transfer product. In the last section, he computes the transfer product associated to orientation reversal of loops on spheres with rational coefficients. In particular he shows that there are nonnilpotent classes for the transfer product on spheres.