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Homotopy theory, homological algebra, algebraic treatments of manifolds.

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Are there non-contractible spaces $A$ and $B$ such that $A \wedge B$ is contractible?

Oh yes ! Fernando gave the hint ! Take $A = S^1$ and $B$ = the Epstein's space. Then $A \wedge B \simeq \Sigma B$ is contractible but $B$ is not !
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Can the standard map $\Sigma \Omega X \to X$ be a homotopy equivalence?

The question is in the title : are there spaces X such that the adjoint of the identity on the loop space $\Omega X$, i.e. $\Sigma\Omega X \to X$, is a homotopy equivalence ?
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Are there non-contractible spaces $A$ and $B$ such that $A \wedge B$ is contractible?

The question is in the title : Can we find spaces $A$ and $B$, each non contractible, such that their smash product $A \wedge B$, i.e. the homotopy cofibre of $A \vee B \to A \times B$, is a contracti …
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