Algebraic & Geometric Topology 9 (2009) 935–977

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2009.9.935

Abstract

In this paper we compute the singular homology of the space of immersions of the circle into the n–sphere. Equipped with the Chas–Sullivan loop product these homology groups are graded commutative algebras, which we also compute. We enrich Morse spectral sequences for fibrations of free loop spaces together with loop products. This offers some new computational tools for string topology.

Keywords

free loop space, immersion space, string operation, Morse theory, spectral sequence

Mathematical Subject Classification

Primary: 55N45, 58E05

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Publication

Received: 25 November 2008
Revised: 26 March 2009
Accepted: 30 March 2009
Published: 8 May 2009

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