nth homotopy group #
We define the nth homotopy group at x : X, π_n X x, as the equivalence classes
of functions from the n-dimensional cube to the topological space X
that send the boundary to the base point x, up to homotopic equivalence.
Note that such functions are generalized loops GenLoop (Fin n) x; in particular
GenLoop (Fin 1) x ≃ Path x x.
We show that π_0 X x is equivalent to the path-connected components, and
that π_1 X x is equivalent to the fundamental group at x.
We provide a group instance using path composition and show commutativity when n > 1.
definitions #
GenLoop N xis the type of continuous functionsI^N → Xthat send the boundary tox,HomotopyGroup.Pi n X xdenotedπ_ n X xis the quotient ofGenLoop (Fin n) xby homotopy relative to the boundary,- group instance
Group (π_(n+1) X x), - commutative group instance
CommGroup (π_(n+2) X x).
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Ω^M (Ω^N X) ≃ₜ Ω^(M⊕N) X, andΩ^M X ≃ₜ Ω^N XwhenM ≃ N. Similarly forπ_.- Examples with
𝕊^n:π_n (𝕊^n) = ℤ,π_m (𝕊^n)trivial form < n. - Actions of π_1 on π_n.
- Lie algebra:
⁅π_(n+1), π_(m+1)⁆contained inπ_(n+m+1).
I^N is notation (in the Topology namespace) for N → I,
i.e. the unit cube indexed by a type N.
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The points in a cube with at least one projection equal to 0 or 1.
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The forward direction of the homeomorphism between the cube $I^N$ and $I × I^{N\setminus\{j\}}$.
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The backward direction of the homeomorphism between the cube $I^N$ and $I × I^{N\setminus\{j\}}$.
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The space of paths with both endpoints equal to a specified point x : X.
Denoted as Ω, within the Topology.Homotopy namespace.
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The space of paths with both endpoints equal to a specified point x : X.
Denoted as Ω, within the Topology.Homotopy namespace.
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The n-dimensional generalized loops based at x in a space X are
continuous functions I^n → X that sends the boundary to x.
We allow an arbitrary indexing type N in place of Fin n here.
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The n-dimensional generalized loops based at x in a space X are
continuous functions I^n → X that sends the boundary to x.
We allow an arbitrary indexing type N in place of Fin n here.
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Copy of a GenLoop with a new map from the unit cube equal to the old one.
Useful to fix definitional equalities.
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The constant GenLoop at x.
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Homeomorphism Ω^M X ≃ₜ Ω^N X if M ≃ N.
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Curries an (M ⊕ N)-cube into an M-cube of N-cubes.
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Given an element p in the M-iterated loop space of the N-iterated loop space of X,
this induces a continuous function from I^M × I^N to X.
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Ω^M (Ω^N X) ≃ₜ Ω^(M ⊕ N) X.
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The "homotopic relative to boundary" relation between GenLoops.
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Loop from a generalized loop by currying $I^N → X$ into $I → (I^{N\setminus\{j\}} → X)$.
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Generalized loop from a loop by uncurrying $I → (I^{N\setminus\{j\}} → X)$ into $I^N → X$.
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The n+1-dimensional loops are in bijection with the loops in the space of
n-dimensional loops with base point const.
We allow an arbitrary indexing type N in place of Fin n here.
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Composition with Cube.insertAt as a continuous map.
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A homotopy between n+1-dimensional loops p and q constant on the boundary
seen as a homotopy between two paths in the space of n-dimensional paths.
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The converse to GenLoop.homotopyTo: a homotopy between two loops in the space of
n-dimensional loops can be seen as a homotopy between two n+1-dimensional paths.
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Concatenation of two GenLoops along the ith coordinate.
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Reversal of a GenLoop along the ith coordinate.
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The nth homotopy group at x defined as the quotient of Ω^n x by the
GenLoop.Homotopic relation.
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Equivalence between the homotopy group of X and the fundamental group of
Ω^{j // j ≠ i} x.
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Homotopy group of finite index, denoted as π_n within the Topology namespace.
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Homotopy group of finite index, denoted as π_n within the Topology namespace.
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The 0-dimensional generalized loops based at x are in bijection with X.
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The homotopy "group" indexed by an empty type is in bijection with
the path components of X, aka the ZerothHomotopy.
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The 0th homotopy "group" is in bijection with ZerothHomotopy.
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The 1-dimensional generalized loops based at x are in bijection with loops at x.
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The homotopy group at x indexed by a singleton is in bijection with the fundamental group,
i.e. the loops based at x up to homotopy.
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The first homotopy group at x is in bijection with the fundamental group.
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Group structure on HomotopyGroup N X x for nonempty N (in particular π_(n+1) X x).
Group structure on HomotopyGroup obtained by pulling back path composition along the
ith direction. The group structures for two different i j : N distribute over each
other, and therefore are equal by the Eckmann-Hilton argument.
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Characterization of multiplicative identity
Characterization of multiplication
Characterization of multiplicative inverse
Multiplication on HomotopyGroup N X x is commutative for nontrivial N.
In particular, multiplication on π_(n+2) is commutative.
The homotopy group at x indexed by a singleton is isomorphic to the fundamental group,
i.e. the loops based at x up to homotopy.
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The first homotopy group at x is isomorphic to the fundamental group.