String Topology, Euler Class and TNCZ free loop fibrations

Abstract: Let

M

be a connected, closed oriented manifold. Let

o m e g a i n H^{m} (M)

be its orientation class. Let

c h i (M)

be its Euler characteristic. Consider the free loop fibration

. For any class

a i n H^{*} (L M)

of positive degree, we prove that the cup product

c h i (M) a c u p e v^{*} (o m e g a)

is null. In particular, if

i^{*} : H^{*} (L M; m a t h b b F_{p}) w o h e a d r i g h t a r r o w H^{*} (O m e g a M; m a t h b b F_{p})

is onto then

c h i (M)

is divisible by

p

(or

M

is a point).

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