• topology, a branch of mathematics, the loop space ΩX of a pointed topological space X is the space of (based) loops in X, i.e. continuous pointed maps from...
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    of quantum space. Research has evolved in two directions: the more traditional canonical loop quantum gravity, and the newer covariant loop quantum gravity...
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  • describes the twofold loop space, Ω 2 B U {\displaystyle \Omega ^{2}BU} of BU. Here, Ω {\displaystyle \Omega } is the loop space functor, right adjoint...
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    identification of 0 with 1. The set of all loops in X forms a space called the loop space of X. Free loop Loop group Loop space Loop algebra Fundamental group Quasigroup...
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    {\displaystyle X} a loop in Y {\displaystyle Y} (an element of the loop space Ω Y {\displaystyle \Omega Y} ), and the trivial loop should be associated...
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    G.} The space LG is called the free loop group on G. A loop group is any subgroup of the free loop group LG. An important example of a loop group is...
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  • fundamental group of a topological space is the group of the equivalence classes under homotopy of the loops contained in the space. It records information about...
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  • homotopy (in a nice way), an infinite loop space machine produces a group completion of X together with infinite loop space structure. For example, one can...
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    launching humans for space tourism, space exploration and space colonization, and provides a relatively low 3g acceleration. Launch loops were described by...
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  • distinguished point. Formally, let X {\displaystyle X} be a topological space. Then a free loop in X {\displaystyle X} is an equivalence class of continuous functions...
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