The smooth structure of the space of piecewise-smooth loops

DOI10.1017/S0017089516000033zbMATH Open1384.58008arXiv0803.0611OpenAlexW2963251387MaRDI QIDQ2976244FDOQ2976244

Authors: Andrew James Stacey 

Publication date: 28 April 2017

Published in: Glasgow Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider the problem of defining the structure of a smooth manifold on the various spaces of piecewise-smooth loops in a smooth finite dimensional manifold. We succeed for a particular type of piecewise-smooth loops. We also examine the action of the diffeomorphism group of the circle. It is not a useful action on the manifold that we define. We consider how one might fix this problem and conclude that it can only be done by completing to the space of loops of bounded variation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0611

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zbMATH Keywords

diffeomorphism grouploop of bounded variationspace of piecewise-smooth loops

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topology of infinite-dimensional manifolds (57N20) Homotopy and topological questions for infinite-dimensional manifolds (58B05)

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