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Reduced symplectic homology and string topology

Kai Cieliebak and Alexandru Oancea

Vol. 8 (2026), No. 2, 203–264
Abstract

We introduce a common domain of definition for the loop product and the loop coproduct, reduced loop homology, on which they combine to a unital infinitesimal antisymmetric bialgebra structure. In particular, a relation conjectured by Sullivan holds with an extra term. The structure depends on choices governed by secondary continuation maps. These results on string topology are proved in the more general context of reduced symplectic homology for a suitable class of Weinstein manifolds.

Keywords
Floer homology, symplectic homology, string topology, infinitesimal bialgebra
Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 53D40, 55M05, 55P50
Milestones
Received: 15 October 2024
Revised: 1 June 2025
Accepted: 17 June 2025
Published: 2 April 2026
Authors
Kai Cieliebak
Universität Augsburg
Augsburg
Germany
Alexandru Oancea
Institut de recherche mathématique avancée (IRMA)
Université de Strasbourg
Strasbourg
France