Remarks on the geometry and the topology of the loop spaces H^{s}(S^1, N), for s\leq 1/2.

arXiv1507.05772MaRDI QIDQ6263794FDOQ6263794

Authors: Jean-Pierre Magnot 

Publication date: 21 July 2015

Abstract: We first show that, for a fixed locally compact manifold $N,$ the space $L^2(S^1,N)$ has not the homotopy type odf the classical loop space $C^{i}nfty(S^1,N),$ by two theorems: - the inclusion $C^{i}nfty(S^1,N)subset{L}^2(S^1,N)$ is null homotopic if $N$ is connected, - the space $L^2(S^1,N)$ is contractible if $N$ is compact and connected. After this first remark, we show that the spaces $H^s(S^1,N)$ carry a natural structure of Fr"olicher space, equipped with a Riemannian metric, which motivates the definition of Riemannian Fr"olicher space.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Loop spaces (55P35) Homotopy equivalences in algebraic topology (55P10) Applications of differential geometry to sciences and engineering (53Z99) Generalized manifolds (57P99)

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