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Sylow theorems for $\infty$-groups

Algebraic Topology 2017-03-10 v2

Abstract

Viewing Kan complexes as \infty-groupoids implies that pointed and connected Kan complexes are to be viewed as \infty-groups. A fundamental question is then: to what extent can one "do group theory" with these objects? In this paper we develop a notion of a finite \infty-group: an \infty-group with finitely many non-trivial homotopy groups which are all finite. We prove a homotopical analog of the Sylow theorems for finite \infty-groups. We derive two corollaries: the first is a homotopical analog of the Burnside's fixed point lemma for pp-groups and the second is a "group-theoretic" characterization of (finite) nilpotent spaces.

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@article{arxiv.1602.04494,
  title  = {Sylow theorems for $\infty$-groups},
  author = {Matan Prasma and Tomer M. Schlank},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.04494},
  year   = {2017}
}

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To appear in Topology and its applications

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