Equivalence conjecture for algebraic and geometric Chern–Simons constructions

Let MM be a connected, oriented, closed Riemannian nn-manifold with \HDR1(M)=0\HDR^1(M)=0. Let \DR(M)\DR(M) be its de Rham complex, \HDR(M)\HDR(M) its de Rham cohomology, and \VansQuotient(\VansSmall(\DR(M)))\VansQuotient(\VansSmall(\DR(M)) ) the non-degenerate quotient of the small subalgebra. Let \PMC\PMC be the Chern–Simons Maurer–Cartan element associated with an admissible Hodge propagator \Prpg\Prpg, and let \MC\MC denote the canonical Maurer–Cartan element. Equivalence conjecture. There is an admissible Hodge propagator \Prpg\Prpg such that the \IBLInfty\IBLInfty-algebras

\dIBL\PMC(\CycC(\HDR(M)))and\dIBL\MC(\CycC(\VansQuotient(\VansSmall(\DR(M)))))\dIBL^\PMC(\CycC(\HDR(M)))\quad\text{and}\quad\dIBL^\MC(\CycC(\VansQuotient(\VansSmall(\DR(M)))))

are \IBLInfty\IBLInfty-homotopy equivalent. This is intended to identify the geometric perturbative Chern–Simons model with the algebraic canonical model; the source describes the comparison as conjectural.

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Pavel Hajek, “IBL-Infinity Model of String Topology from Perturbative Chern-Simons Theory”, arXiv:2003.07933 (2020).

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