On the Homology of Open-closed String Field Theory
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The homology of a 2-colored dioperad of decorated Riemann surfaces, relevant to open-closed string field theory, is computed. The structure it describes is realized in an open-closed setting of string topology via an action at the level of topological spaces.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008