Relative topological complexity of a pair
Algebraic Topology
2017-10-18 v1
Abstract
For a pair of spaces and such that , we define the relative topological complexity of the pair as a new variant of relative topological complexity. Intuitively, this corresponds to counting the smallest number of motion planning rules needed for a continuous motion planner from to . We give basic estimates on the invariant, and we connect it to both Lusternik-Schnirelmann category and topological complexity. In the process, we compute this invariant for several example spaces including wedges of spheres, topological groups, and spatial polygon spaces. In addition, we connect the invariant to the existence of certain types of axial maps.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1710.06201,
title = {Relative topological complexity of a pair},
author = {Robert Short},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.06201},
year = {2017}
}