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The functors Wbar and Diag o Nerve are simplicially homotopy equivalent

Algebraic Topology 2011-03-31 v1 K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

Given a simplicial group G, there are two known classifying simplicial set constructions, the Kan classifying simplicial set Wbar G and Diag N G, where N denotes the dimensionwise nerve. They are known to be weakly homotopy equivalent. We will show that Wbar G is a strong simplicial deformation retract of Diag N G. In particular, Wbar G and Diag N G are simplicially homotopy equivalent.

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@article{arxiv.0804.1082,
  title  = {The functors Wbar and Diag o Nerve are simplicially homotopy equivalent},
  author = {Sebastian Thomas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.1082},
  year   = {2011}
}