Commutator Calculus and Groups of Homotopy Classes

Hans-Joachim Baues author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Nov '81

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A fundamental problem of algebraic topology is the classification of homotopy types and homotopy classes of maps. In this work the author extends results of rational homotopy theory to a subring of the rationale. The methods of proof employ classical commutator calculus of nilpotent group and Lie algebra theory and rely on an extensive and systematic study of the algebraic properties of the classical homotopy operations (composition and addition of maps, smash products, Whitehead products and higher order James-Hopi invariants). The account is essentially self-contained and should be accessible to non-specialists and graduate students with some background in algebraic topology and homotopy theory.

ISBN: 9780521284240

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 10mm

Weight: 250g

168 pages