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Comparison of two well-known bases of the integral homology group of based loop group

Let $G$ be a compact simply-connected Lie group. Then one can look at the homology $H_*(\Omega G;\mathbb{Z})$ of the based-loop space $\Omega G$ in at least two different ways: (1) Via Bott-Samelson'...
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Delooping the quotient space $SU/SU(n)$

Let $SU$ denote the infinite unitary group. Does the quotient space $SU/SU(n)$ admit a delooping $X$? One could also ask that this space $X$ sit in a fiber sequence $BSU(n)\to BSU\to X$, but this is ...
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When does $BG \to BA$ loop to a homomorphism?

If I have a compact connected Lie group $G$ and a (relatively nice) simply-connected topological abelian group $A$, when is it the case that a given $f\colon BG \to BA$ loops to a (continuous) ...
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free loop space and invariant forms

Cartan proved that for a connected compact Lie group $G$ the left invariant differential forms yield the correct cohomology of $G$. The same argument works for a connected compact $G$-manifold: the ...