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Conditions on a set implying properties on neighborhoods
Suppose $F$ is a closed set in a Euclidean space, and for $\epsilon>0$, let $V_\varepsilon$ be the $\varepsilon-$neighborhood of $F$ i.e. the set of points $x$ having a distance less than $\...
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Do adjoining basepoints and/or moduli of spaces affect fixed points nicely?
My question is when will $(X_+)^G$ or $(X/A)^G$ be equal to $(X^G)_+$ or $X^G/A^G$ respectively for $X$ a $G$-space, $G$ a finite cyclic group and $X^G$ the ordinary fixed points. These seem like they ...
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Covering map preserved under homotopy equivalence
Given a $m-$sheeted covering map from $p:M^n\to N^n$, where $M,N$ are manifolds of dimension $n$. Suppose $M$ and $N$ are homotopy equivalent to finite CW complexes $X$ and $Y$ of same dimension $k$. ...
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Open subsets of the n-torus containing no nontrivial loops
Let $T^n$ denote the $n$-dimensional torus. Suppose there is an open subset $U\subset T^n$ not containing any nontrivial loop. Does this imply that the inclusion $U\hookrightarrow T^n$ is ...
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Creating topological spaces with portals [closed]
I'm trying to rigorously describe an object that I'm calling a "portal". The situation is easiest to describe in two dimension.
I start with a line segment $pq$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$. I want to remove ...
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Characterising singular homology among a more general class of cosimplicial spaces
Is there a way to characterise (up to isomorphism) the cosimplicial spaces $F: \Delta \to \underline{\text{Top}}$ with $F( \underline{n}) \subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ compact and $F(\underline{0})$ a ...
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Only finitely many fundamental groups in $M(n,k,v,D)$?
Let $M(n,k,v,D)$ denote the class of compact manifolds with $Ric \ge \left( {n - 1} \right)k,vol \ge v,diam \le D$.In 1990,M.Anderson proved that "There are only finitely many fundamental groups among ...
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Do homotopic non-intersecting simple closed curves separate the surface?
Let $C_1$ and $C_2$ be two simple closed curves on an orientable compact surface $S$, such that:
They are homotopic to each other.
They are set-theoretically disjoint.
Is $S\setminus(C_1 \cup C_2)$ ...
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Meaning of Regular Neighborhood for Homology Basis Curves in $S_{g,2}$
I have been trying to understand the meaning of the expression "regular neighborhood" in the context described below, but I'm stuck:
We have a collection of curves $c_i$ for $i=1,2,..,n$ embedded in ...
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Function space and contractibility
$\DeclareMathOperator\map{map}$I have the following question:
Let $X$ and $Y$ be topological spaces. Let $\map(X,Y)$ denote the space of non-constant continuous functions from $X$ to $Y$. Suppose ...
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A condition for Artinian topological spaces [closed]
A topological space $X$ is called Artinian if the descending chain condition holds for open subsets of $X$. If the descending chain condition holds for open basis subsets of a Hausdorff space $X$ with ...
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Component and quasi-component
Let $X$ be a topological space and $x\in X$. Then the quasi-component of the point $x$, denoted by $C_x$, is the intersection of all clopen (closed-and-open) subsets of $X$ which contain the point $x$...
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Loop space of manifold [closed]
Question A: The free loop space of a manifold is also a manifold?
Question B: The free loop space of an algebraic variety is also a algebraic variety ?
Are these questions asked or answered anywhere ...
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A topological groupoid structure on a pair $(X,A)$
Assume that $X$ is a compact Hausdorff space and $A\subset X$ is a retract of $X$.
Is there a topological groupoid structure on the topological pair $(X,A)$ where, in the corresponding ...
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Topological spaces without retracts [closed]
Is there a way to see whether a topological space $\Omega$ does not allow retractions $r: \Omega \mapsto B$, with $B$ a given subspace of $\Omega$ ?
In other words: when is a space not retractable ...
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