Homotopy theory is an important sub-field of algebraic topology. It is mainly concerned with the properties and structures of spaces which are invariant under homotopy. Chief among these are the homotopy groups of spaces, specifically those of spheres. Homotopy theory includes a broad set of ideas ...
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contractible configuration spaces
Let $F(M,k)=\{(x_1,\cdots,x_k)\mid x_1\cdots,x_k\in M,x_i\neq x_j, \text{ for } i\neq j \}$. It is known that $F(\mathbb{R}^\infty,k)$ is contractible for each $k$.
My question: is $F(S^\infty,k)$ ...
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On Gromov's Theorem on Symplectic Homotopy
I want to understand the proof of the following theorem due to Gromov which I'll state in the context of Euclidean spaces. While I tried to read the proof from Macduff-Salamon, it turned out that my ...
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When does a map in the stable homotopy group gets killed when smashed with cone of itself?
Consider an element $e \in \pi_n^s(S^0)$, in the stable homotopy groups of sphere. Let $C$ denote the spectrum which is cone of $e$, i.e. $C$ fits in the cofiber sequence
$$ S^n \to S^0 \to C.$$
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Free Loop-Space Recognition Principle
It is well-known that one can detect based loopspaces using the machinery of operads. Namely, given a group-like space $X$ with an action of $\mathbb{E}_n$-operad, then it is homotopy equivalent as an ...
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fibrant generation of $sSet_{Quillen}$?
I wonder if someone has proved that $sSet_{Quillen}$ is not a fibrantly generated model structure ? Do we know something about the possible fibrant generation of $sSet_{Quillen}$ ?
Thanks
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Cartesian products between cofibrant simplicial presheaves
Let $Psh(\mathcal{C})$ be the category of simplicial presheaves equipped with the projective model structure. The cartesian product between two representables presheaves is clearly again representable ...
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A Cartesian model structure (and straightening for) on $n$-trivial simplicial sets
A pair $(X,tX)$, with $X$ a simplicial set and $tX$ a collection of simplices of $X$, is said to be stratified if no $0$-simplex is in $X$ and all degenerate simplices of $X$ are in $tX$. Recall a ...
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Super-cobordisms
One can construct the $d$-dimensional bordism category by declaring the objects to be the $(d-1)$-dimensional compact manifolds without boundary and the morphisms the $d$-dimensional bordisms between ...
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homotopy tensor product of functors and bar construction
I'm trying to take familiarity with homotopy theory and I have the following questions. Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a small category, and let $F\: : \:\mathcal{C}\to \mathcal{M}$ that take values in a ...
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homotopy end/coend [closed]
I would like to compute the homotopy end/coend of a bifunctor $S\: : \: \mathcal{C}\times \mathcal{C}^{op}\to \mathcal{E}$ where $\mathcal{C}$ is a small category and $\mathcal{E}$ is a model ...
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cohomology of permutation group of order power of $2$
Let $S_k$ be symmetric group of order $k$. What is
$$
H^*(BS_{2^k};\mathbb{Z}_2)?
$$
$$
H^*(BS_{2^k};\mathbb{Z})?
$$
I only know the case $k=1$.
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What are iterated cobar constructions?
In Beck's paper "On H-spaces and Infinite Loop Spaces", he states that every algebra over the monad $\Omega^k$$\Sigma^k$ is a $k$-fold loop space. He proves the trivial case k = 0 when this is the ...
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Fibration $p : \tilde Y \to Y$ with discrete fiber induces bijection $p_*:[X, \tilde Y]_* \to [X, Y]_*$
If $X$ is simply connected, locally path connected space and $p : \tilde Y \to Y$ is a covering map then it is easy to show that it induces bijection $p_*:[X, \tilde Y]_* \to [X, Y]_*$. Let's weak ...
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Need examples of homotopy orbit and fixed points
I am no expert in equivariant homotopy theory. Let's say, I am planing to give a talk on homotopy fixed points and orbits. My audience will be graduate students who are doing algebraic topology or ...
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Maps with Hopf invariant zero are suspensions
Let $h:\pi_{2n-1}(S^n) \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ be the Hopf invariant. I believe that in the same paper that proves his suspension theorem, Freudenthal proved that if $x \in \pi_{2n-1}(S^n)$ satisfies ...
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Descent properties of spaces
I am trying to make sense of what is written in Rezk's draft http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~rezk/i-hate-the-pi-star-kan-condition.pdf
In particular, I am referring to Proposition 2.3, which is there stated ...
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homotopic maps of locally finite spaces
It is well known that if $X,Y$ are $T_0$ Alexandrov spaces then they are just posets. With every such spaces we can associate an abstract simplicial complex $K(X)$ where the simplices are nonempty ...
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What is obstructing two stably-isomorphic vector bundles from being isomorphic?
The specific situation is the following:
Let $n>0$ be a natural number, let $X$ be a finite CW complex of dimension $n$, and let $\xi_0,\xi_1$ be oriented real vector bundles of rank $n$ over $X$ ...
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Actions of cofibrations and induced maps of cofibres
Working in some nice category of based topological spaces (compactly generated with CW homotopy type, say) suppose we have a homotopy commutative diagram
$$
\begin{array}{ccccc}
& & j & ...
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Equivariant model structure on $G-\mathrm{Gpd}$
Let's denote $G\text{-}\mathrm{Gpd}$ the presheaf category $[\mathbf{B}G, \mathrm{Gpd}]$. Now assume that $\mathrm{Gpd}$ is endowed with its natural model structure where weak equivalences are ...
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Lorentzian metrics on the torus up to continuos deformations
Any two Riemannian metrics can easily be deformed into each other, only obtaining positive definite metrics in between.
However, for metrics of other signatures this might not be possible.
Which ...
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Homologically distinct infinite loop structures on a space
Let $X$ be a connected pointed topological space equipped with two different actions of $E_\infty$-operad. Each action provides a collection of deloopings $X_i$, where $X_0 = X$ and $\Omega X_i$ is ...
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Is the Thom diagonal co-$E_\infty$?
Given a map of spaces $f:X\to BGL_1(R)$ for $R$ an $E_\infty$-ring spectrum (of course this can be done more generally) one can produce a Thom spectrum $Mf$ by a number of methods. Let's denote such a ...
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For a quasicategory $C$, why is $\mathrm{Fun}(\Lambda^2_0,C) \to \mathrm{Fun}(\Delta^{\{2\}},C) \cong C$ a cocartesian fibration?
More generally, I expect that the following is true:
Let $D$ be a diagram quasicategory, let $d \in D$ be a vertex, and use this to define $D' = D \amalg_{\Delta^{\{0\}}} \Delta^1$. Then ...
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A Dold-Thom style construction of a cohomology class from a sphere bundle
Re-reading my comment to the question Pontryagin class of quaternionic line bundle I suddenly realized that I do not understand something crucial about it. For the purposes of that crucial thing let ...
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Is there an analog of compactified moduli spaces(/stacks) for smooth manifolds?
This question has been inspired by an answer to the question Reference request: Topology on the space of smooth compact submanifolds; I've asked it in a comment to that answer but then decided to make ...
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Two-bridge knots and CW-complex
The fundamental group of any two-bridge knot K in $\mathbb{S}^3$ has a presentation with two generators and one relation.
On the other hand, it's possible to provide a CW-complex with only one 0-cell ...
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Maps which induce the same homomorphism on homotopy and homology groups are homotopic
I am interested in the following question. Are maps which induce the same homomorphism on homotopy and homology groups homotopic? I am sure the answer is no, however I cannot imagine how to construct ...
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When are homotopy categories of model categories closed modules over the homotopy category of $(\infty, 1)$-categories?
Let $\mathrm{Quillen}$ be the model category of simplicial sets with the Quillen model structure, and $\mathrm{Joyal}$ the model category of simplicial sets with the Joyal model structure.
As is ...
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Constructing model category from given category [migrated]
Given a model category $\mathcal{M}$, Goerss and Hopkins constructed a subcategory (see Structured Ring Spectra, p. 160) $\mathbf{E}$ of $\mathcal{M}$ such that:
If $X\in\mathbf{E}$ and $Y$ is ...
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homology of configuration spaces of non-compact manifolds
Let $M$ be a manifold.
Let $F(M,n)$ be the configuration space of $n$-tuples on $M$.
Let $B(M,n)=F(M,n)/S_n$, where $S_n$ is the symmetric group of order $n$, be the corresponding unordered ...
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Under which conditions the inclusion of a sub-simplicial set of the nerve of a category is a Joyal equivalence?
Let $i: X \to \mathrm{N}\mathcal C$ be a monomorphism in the category of simplicial sets, with $\mathcal C$ a category and $\mathrm{N}\mathcal C$ its nerve. I am looking for sufficient conditions (and ...
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recognising weak equivalences of simplicial sets
$\require{AMScd}$ I am interested in detecting using a lifting property when a map $f:X\to Y$ in $sSet$ (with the standard Kan model structure) is a weak equivalence. In the paper Weak Equivalences ...
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Properties of “incomplete finite simplicial complexes”
Definition: We say that $K'$ is an incomplete finite simplicial complex if there exists a finite simplicial complex $K$ such that $|K'|=|K|\backslash Y$ where $Y$ is a union of some open faces of K.
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Connection between quasifibrations and homotopy cartesian squares
Let me first fix the definitions.
A map $p\colon E\rightarrow B$ is called a quasi-fibration, iff the canonical inclusion $p^{-1}(b)\rightarrow hofib_b(p)$ is a weak equivalence for all for all $b\in ...
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Homological algebra is linearized homotopical algebra?
I have stumbled across statements like
Homological algebra is linearized homotopical algebra.
Chain complexes are linearizations of simplicial complexes.
The Dold-Kan correspondence was ...
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G-spaces and SG-module spectra
This question is related to the one here, but has a slightly different angle.
Let $G$ be a topological group and let $X$ be a $G$-space. Taking the suspension spectrum $\Sigma^{\infty}_+ X$ (in my ...
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cohomology of labelled configuration space & relation with braid space
Let $M$ be a manifold and $(X,*)$ be a pointed topological space. ( If we want, we can let $M=S^2,S^1\times \mathbb{R},etc.$)
Let $F(M,k)$ be the ordered configuration space of $k$-tuples on $M$.
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Mathematical value of constructing sphere eversions
I am extremely impressed by the work that has been done constructing sphere eversions, and other similar explicit geometrical proofs. In particular, surely nobody can fail to be impressed by the ...
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cohomology algebra of braid spaces, configuration spaces
In Homology of $C_{n+1}$-spaces, $n\geq 0$, F.R. Cohen, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Vol. 533, Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, the cohomology algebra $H^*(B(\mathbb{R}^{n+1},p),\mathbb{Z}_p)$, for ...
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Embedding of two-dimensional CW complexes which induces a zero homomorphism on second homotopy groups
I am interested in the following question which I asked at MSE and did not get any clues. How to find three two-dimensional CW complexes $K_1, K_2, K_3$ with non-trivial $\pi_2$ and injective ...
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fiber sequence of principal bundles
Let $G$ be a group, either a Lie group or a discrete group. Let a principal $G$-bundle
$$
G\to E\to B,$$
then $B=E/G$, the orbit space under action of $G$.
Let $BG$ be the classifying space of $G$.
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Generalized Thom spectra
I am currently trying to wrap my head around all kinds of different definitions of the notion of (generalized) Thom spectrum. My setup is as follows: Suppose I have a commutative (symmetric) ring ...
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Reference for the proof of a neighbourhood characterisation of cofibrations
I am interested in a reference for the proof of the following
theorem for $A,X$ being CGWH topological spaces.
Let $A\subset X$ be a closed subspace,
such that there exists a continuous $\phi : ...
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Relation between cohomology of ordered and unordered configuration spaces
Let $M$ be a manifold. Then $F(M,k)/\Sigma_k$, the unordered configuration space of $k$ points, is obtained as a quotient of $F(M,k)$, the ordered configuration space of $k$ points, by the group ...
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Quillen adjunction betwen simplicial presheaves and cochain complexes
Let $sPsh(\mathcal{C})$ the category of simplicial presheaves over a small category $\mathcal{C}$. Let $Ch^{*}_{\geq 0}$ be the category of positively graded cochain complexes of modules over a field ...
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cohomology algebra of unordered configuration space on Euclidean space
In Homology of $C_{n+1}$-spaces, $n\geq 0$, F.R. Cohen, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Vol. 533, page 210 (the preface part before contents):
Line 2: ... is used to compute the precise algebra ...
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cohomology algebra of unordered configuration space with coefficients the finite fields
in the paper The cohomology algebra of unordered configuration spaces (Y. Félix, D. Tanré, J. London Math. Soc., 2005), Theorem 4:
Let $M$ be an odd-dimensional, compact, closed, oriented manifold. ...
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Does the nerve functor preserve fibrations?
As asked in the title but more specifically: does the nerve functor from Cat to sSet map a fibration between groupoids to a Kan fibration ?
By fibration of groupoids I mean a fibration for the ...
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Is there a “simplification” functor in algebraic topology?
Recall that a space (=CW complex) is called simple if it is connected, the fundamental group is abelian, and the fundamental group acts trivially on all higher homotopy groups. Call Simp(X) a ...
