Frobenius_infinity invariants of homotopy Gerstenhaber algebras I

Abstract

We construct a functor from the derived category of homotopy Gerstenhaber algebras with finite-dimensional cohomology to the purely geometric category of so-called $F_{\infty}$-manifolds. The latter contains Frobenius manifolds as a subcategory (so that a pointed Frobenius manifold is itself a homotopy Gerstenhaber algebra). If a homotopy Gerstenhaber algebra happens to be formal as a $L_{\infty}$-algebra, then its $F_{\infty}$-manifold comes equipped with the Gauss-Manin connection. Mirror Symmetry implications are discussed.