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On symmetries of spheres in univalent foundations

Logic in Computer Science 2024-01-29 v1 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

Working in univalent foundations, we investigate the symmetries of spheres, i.e., the types of the form Sn=Sn\mathbb{S}^n = \mathbb{S}^n. The case of the circle has a slick answer: the symmetries of the circle form two copies of the circle. For higher-dimensional spheres, the type of symmetries has again two connected components, namely the components of the maps of degree plus or minus one. Each of the two components has Z/2Z\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z} as fundamental group. For the latter result, we develop an EHP long exact sequence.

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@article{arxiv.2401.15037,
  title  = {On symmetries of spheres in univalent foundations},
  author = {Pierre Cagne and Ulrik Buchholtz and Nicolai Kraus and Marc Bezem},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.15037},
  year   = {2024}
}

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