An open-closed string analogue of Hochschild cohomology

Abstract

We prove that every open-closed homotopy algebra, introduced by Kajiura and Stasheff (arXiv: archive/0410291), naturally gives rise to an open-closed version of Hochschild cochain complex whose cohomology admits a canonical Gerstenhaber algebra structure. We also develop the open-closed brace relations, provide a concise description of OCHAs, and establish an A-infinity structure that extends the open-closed Hochschild differential.