Rectifying partial algebras over operads of complexes (Q616933)

From the text: ``In [Operads, algebras, modules and motives. Astérisque. 233. Paris: Société Mathématique de France (1995; Zbl 0840.18001)] \textit{I. Křiž} and \textit{J. P. May} introduced partial algebras over an operad and proved that, in the category of simplicial modules, such partial algebras are quasi-isomorphic to genuine algebras. It was left as an open question whether or not such a result also holds in the category of chain complexes. This is important given the recent work of McClure, showing that the chains of a PL-manifold form a partial algebra [\textit{J. E. McClure}, ``On the chain-level intersection pairing for PL-manifolds'', Geom. Topol. 10, 1391--1424 (2006; Zbl 1125.18008)]. In this paper the authors prove that, in the category of chain complexes, partial algebras can be functorially replaced by quasiisomorphic algebras. In particular, partial algebras contain all the important homological and homotopical information that genuine algebras do. Applying this result to McClure's partial algebra shows that the chains of a PL-manifold are quasi-isomorphic to an \(\mathcal{E}_{\infty}\)-algebra. Further applications and consequences are described as well.''