The free loop space homology of $$(n-1)$$ -connected 2 n-manifolds.

Our goal in this paper is to compute the integral free loop space homology of $$(n-1)$$ -connected 2 n-manifolds. We do this when $$n\ge 2$$ and $$n\ne 2,4,8$$ , though the techniques here should cover a much wider range of manifolds. We also give partial information concerning the action of the Batalin-Vilkovisky operator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]