nLab loop groupoid

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Definition

For GG a group and BG\mathbf{B}G its one-object delooping groupoid, the loop groupoid BG\mathcal{L}\mathbf{B}G of GG is the free loop space object of BG\mathbf{B}G.

This is the groupoid whose objects are the elements of GG, and whose morphisms are of the form

ghh 1gh. g \stackrel{h}{\to} h^{-1} g h \,.

Applications

This plays a role in Dijkgraaf-Witten theory.

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