English

Rational and $p$-adic analogs of J.H.C. Whitehead's conjecture

Algebraic Topology 2025-02-07 v2

Abstract

We show that subpresentations of aspherical prounipotent presentations over fields of zero characteristics and subpresentations of aspherical pro-pp-presentations are aspherical, an application to subpresentations of aspherical discrete presentations is also included. Following Bousfield-Kan, Quillen and Sullivan the results are regarded as affirmative answers to rational and pp-adic analogs of J.H.C. Whitehead's conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.2105.00281,
  title  = {Rational and $p$-adic analogs of J.H.C. Whitehead's conjecture},
  author = {Andrey M. Mikhovich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.00281},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Besides minor corrections Section 6 with applications is included