$A_\infty$ Algebras and the Cohomology of Moduli Spaces

dc.creatorPenkava, Michael
dc.creatorSchwarz, Albert
dc.date1994-08-10
dc.date1995-10-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:03:44Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:03:44Z
dc.descriptionWe introduce the notion of cyclic cohomology of an A-infinity algebra and show that the deformations of an A-infinity algebra which preserve an invariant inner product are classified by this cohomology. We use this result to construct some cycles on the moduli space of algebraic curves. The paper also contains a review of some well known notions and results about Hochschild and cyclic cohomology of associative algebras, A-infinity algebras, and deformation theory of algebras, and includes a discussion of the homology of the graph complex of metric ribbon graphs which is associated to the moduli space of Riemann surfaces with marked points.
dc.description17 pages, 3 figures. Final version as published, fixes problems in texing earlier version. Revised to eliminate appendices. Uses boxedeps.tex for figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9408064
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9408064
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/149122
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectQuantum Algebra
dc.title$A_\infty$ Algebras and the Cohomology of Moduli Spaces
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