The role of string topology in symplectic field theory
Abstract
Description
We outline a program for incorporating holomorphic curves with Lagrangian boundary conditions into symplectic field theory, with an emphasis on ideas, geometric intuition, and a description of the resulting algebraic structures.
40 pages, 19 figures, last section changed into a joint appendix with K. Mohnke
40 pages, 19 figures, last section changed into a joint appendix with K. Mohnke