S(RP^2),S(CP^2)denote suspension of real and complex projective space. Then are the first order relative homotopy group pi_1(S(RP^2),RP^2),pi_1(S(CP^2),CP^2) trivial?Why?
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To define the relative homotopy groups of a pair $(X, A)$, let $i:A\to X$ be the inclusion, and write $F_i$ for its homotopy fiber. Then $$ \pi_n(X, A) = \pi_{n-1}(F_i). $$ In your examples, the inclusion maps are nullhomotopic, so the homotopy fibers are $$ \Omega \Sigma \mathbb{R}P^2 \times \mathbb{R}P^2 \qquad \mathrm{and} \qquad \Omega \Sigma \mathbb{C}P^2 \times \mathbb{C}P^2, $$ respectively. Since these spaces are path-connected, the relative homotopy "groups" in question are trivial. |
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