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We will use the quasi-invariance problem of Wiener measures as an
example to explain the special difficulties of analysis in infinite
dimensional spaces that are not present in finite dimensional spaces.
This problem becomes particularly interesting if we consider an
infinite-dimensional space that is not flat. Typical examples are
path and loop spaces over a Riemannian manifold (e.g., a sphere).
In particular, we will show that the presence of curvature of the
base space will result in an orthogonal rotation (in a flat space)
for which the Wiener measure is (fortunately) invariant.
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