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  1414 \nn{need to define/recall def of (self) tensor product over an $A_\infty$ category}
  1414 \nn{need to define/recall def of (self) tensor product over an $A_\infty$ category}
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  1417 \section{Commutative algebras as $n$-categories}
  1420 \section{Commutative algebras as $n$-categories}
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  1419 \nn{this should probably not be a section by itself.  i'm just trying to write down the outline 
  1422 \nn{this should probably not be a section by itself.  i'm just trying to write down the outline 
  1420 while it's still fresh in my mind.}
  1423 while it's still fresh in my mind.}
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  1432 Note that $\Sigma^0(M)$ is a point.
  1435 Note that $\Sigma^0(M)$ is a point.
  1433 Let $\Sigma^\infty(M) = \coprod_{i=0}^\infty \Sigma^i(M)$.
  1436 Let $\Sigma^\infty(M) = \coprod_{i=0}^\infty \Sigma^i(M)$.
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  1435 Let $C_*(X, k)$ denote the singular chain complex of the space $X$ with coefficients in $k$.
  1438 Let $C_*(X, k)$ denote the singular chain complex of the space $X$ with coefficients in $k$.
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  1437 \begin{prop}
  1440 \begin{prop} \label{sympowerprop}
  1438 $\bc_*(M^n, k[t])$ is homotopy equivalent to $C_*(\Sigma^\infty(M), k)$.
  1441 $\bc_*(M^n, k[t])$ is homotopy equivalent to $C_*(\Sigma^\infty(M), k)$.
  1439 \end{prop}
  1442 \end{prop}
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  1441 \begin{proof}
  1444 \begin{proof}
  1442 To define the chain maps between the two complexes we will use the following lemma:
  1445 To define the chain maps between the two complexes we will use the following lemma:
  1531 \nn{say something about $t$-degrees also matching up?}
  1534 \nn{say something about $t$-degrees also matching up?}
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  1533 By xxxx and \ref{ktcdprop}, 
  1536 By xxxx and \ref{ktcdprop}, 
  1534 the cyclic homology of $k[t]$ is the $S^1$-equivariant homology of $\Sigma^\infty(S^1)$.
  1537 the cyclic homology of $k[t]$ is the $S^1$-equivariant homology of $\Sigma^\infty(S^1)$.
  1535 Up to homotopy, $S^1$ acts by $j$-fold rotation on $\Sigma^j(S^1) \simeq S^1/j$.
  1538 Up to homotopy, $S^1$ acts by $j$-fold rotation on $\Sigma^j(S^1) \simeq S^1/j$.
  1536 If $k = \z$, we then have 
  1539 If $k = \z$, $\Sigma^j(S^1)$ contributes the homology of an infinite lens space: $\z$ in degree
       
  1540 0, $\z/j \z$ in odd degrees, and 0 in positive even degrees.
       
  1541 The point $\Sigma^0(S^1)$ contributes the homology of $BS^1$ which is $\z$ in even 
       
  1542 degrees and 0 in odd degrees.
       
  1543 This agrees with the calculation in \nn{Loday, 3.1.7}.
       
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  1547 Next we consider the case $C = k[t_1, \ldots, t_m]$, commutative polynomials in $m$ variables.
       
  1548 Let $\Sigma_m^\infty(M)$ be the $m$-colored infinite symmetric power of $M$, that is, configurations
       
  1549 of points on $M$ which can have any of $m$ distinct colors but are otherwise indistinguishable.
       
  1550 The components of $\Sigma_m^\infty(M)$ are indexed by $m$-tuples of natural numbers
       
  1551 corresponding to the number of points of each color of a configuration.
       
  1552 A proof similar to that of \ref{sympowerprop} shows that
       
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  1554 \begin{prop}
       
  1555 $\bc_*(M^n, k[t_1, \ldots, t_m])$ is homotopy equivalent to $C_*(\Sigma_m^\infty(M), k)$.
       
  1556 \end{prop}
       
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  1558 According to \nn{Loday, 3.2.2},
       
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  1560 	HH_n(k[t_1, \ldots, t_m]) \cong \Lambda^n(k^m) \otimes k[t_1, \ldots, t_m] .
       
  1561 \]
       
  1562 Let us check that this is also the singular homology of $\Sigma_m^\infty(S^1)$.
       
  1563 We will content ourselves with the case $k = \z$.
       
  1564 One can define a flow on $\Sigma_m^\infty(S^1)$ where points of the same color repel each other and points of different colors do not interact.
       
  1565 This shows that a component $X$ of $\Sigma_m^\infty(S^1)$ is homotopy equivalent
       
  1566 to the torus $(S^1)^l$, where $l$ is the number of non-zero entries in the $m$-tuple
       
  1567 corresponding to $X$.
       
  1568 The homology calculation we desire follows easily from this.
       
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