arXiv · 2609.35435
Orbifold Mapping Spaces via Bibundles
Abstract
The existence of orbifold structures on mapping spaces between orbifolds was established in previous work, notably by W. Chen and B. Chen-Du-Liao. In this paper, we construct an infinite-dimensional orbifold structure on the mapping space in a more geometric way, using bibundles (or Hilsum-Skandalis morphisms), based on Lerman's description of orbifold morphisms. We construct a proper étale (or Fréchet) Lie groupoid representing the mapping space in the $C^k$, $C^\infty$, and $W^{k,p}$ settings, and show that its Morita equivalence class is independent of the choices of groupoid presentations. Locally, the mapping groupoid is isomorphic to the action groupoid of a finite group, where the finite group is identified with the automorphism group of the corresponding bibundle. This provides a concrete geometric framework for further studies of mapping spaces and moduli spaces on orbifolds, with applications to Floer theory on symplectic orbifolds.
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Yoshihiro Sugimoto. 2026-09-28. Orbifold Mapping Spaces via Bibundles. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.35435
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