Via differential homological algebra, a small complex can be defined whose homology is the homology of the free loop space of a topological space. This gives an approach to the problem of counting closed geodesics on a compact closed manifold.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 2:00pm
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Via differential homological algebra, a small complex can be defined whose homology is the homology of the free loop space of a topological space. This gives an approach to the problem of counting closed geodesics on a compact closed manifold.