I know $\pi_4(S^2)$ is $\mathbb{Z}_2$. However, I don't know how to visualize it. For example, it is well known that $\pi_3(S^2)=\mathbb{Z}$ can be understood by Hopf Fibration. El …

I am looking for a direct proof that the quaternionic hopf map generates (after suspension) the 3rd stable homotopy group of spheres. There are some related MO questions, for examp …

My question has to do with an apparent contradiction I get regarding the Hopf fibration $S^7\to S^{15}\to S^8$. Namely, the two following statements cannot be true at the same time …

By means of the Hopf fibration $\pi: S^3 \rightarrow S^2$, U. Pinkall showed that every compact Riemannian surface of genus one can be conformally embedded in $S^3$. More precisel …

This was inspired by this question. Let $Y = {\mathbb R}^4 \setminus$a coordinate line, which retracts to ${\mathbb R}^3 \setminus$a point, which retracts to $S^2$. What is an ex …

This question is based on the following phrase: "In a sense, $\textrm{Spec} \ \mathbf{Z}$ looks topologically like a 3-dimensional sphere viewed as the Hopf fibration over $\mathb …

The Hopf fibration is a famous map S3 --> S2 with fiber S1, which is the generator in pi_3(S2). We can model this map in terms simplicial sets by taking the singular simplicial set …