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Quantitative nullhomotopy and the Hopf Invariant

Geometric Topology 2022-09-29 v2 Differential Geometry

Abstract

Let G:S4n1S2nG: S^{4n-1} \rightarrow S^{2n} be a map with nonzero Hopf Invariant. Using the generalized Hopf invariant introduced by Haj\l{}asz, Schikorra and Tyson, we show that any null-homotopy F:B4nB2n+1F: B^{4n} \rightarrow B^{2n+1} of GG with small (2n+1)(2n+1)-dilation must have large (2n)(2n)-dilation. Conversely, we show that these results are sharp by constructing smooth null-homotopies with arbitrarily small (2n+1)(2n+1)-dilation.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2106.01456,
  title  = {Quantitative nullhomotopy and the Hopf Invariant},
  author = {Luis Kumanduri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01456},
  year   = {2022}
}
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