Rational self-homotopy equivalences and Whitehead exact sequence
Algebraic Topology
2009-05-12 v1
Abstract
For a simply connected CW-complex , let denote the group of homotopy classes of self-homotopy equivalence of and let be its subgroup of homotopy classes which induce the identity on homotopy groups. As we know, the quotient group can be identified with a subgroup of . The aim of this work is to determine this subgroup for rational spaces. We construct the Whitehead exact sequence associated with the minimal Sullivan model of which allows us to define the subgroup of self-coherent automorphisms of the graded vector space . As a consequence we establish that . In addition, by computing the group , we give examples of rational spaces that have few self-homotopy equivalences.
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@article{arxiv.0905.1396,
title = {Rational self-homotopy equivalences and Whitehead exact sequence},
author = {Mahmoud Benkhalifa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.1396},
year = {2009}
}