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Comparison of the geometric bar and W-constructions

Algebraic Topology 2013-03-19 v1

Abstract

We show that, for a simplicial group K,the realization of the W-construction of K is naturally homeomorphic to the universal bundle of its geometric realization. The argument involves certain recursive descriptions of the W-construction and classifying bundle and relies on the facts that the realization functor carries an action of a simplicial group to a geometric action of its realization and preserves reduced cones and colimits

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@article{arxiv.1303.4018,
  title  = {Comparison of the geometric bar and W-constructions},
  author = {Clemans Berger and Johannes Huebschmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.4018},
  year   = {2013}
}

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16 pages