Let $\ M'\ M''\ $ be simply-connected Hausdorff compact manifolds (possibly with boundary for another variant of the question). Let $\ f:M'\rightarrow M''\ $ be a continuous function which induces an isomorphism of the cohomological rings. Does there exist a continuous function $\ g:M''\rightarrow M'\ $ which induces the inverse cohomology ring isomorphism?
Włodzimierz Holsztyński
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