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The fundamental group of reduced suspensions

Group Theory 2023-03-07 v2

Abstract

We classify pointed spaces according to the first fundamental group of their reduced suspension. A pointed space is either of so-called totally path disconnected type or of horseshoe type. These two camps are defined topologically but a characterization is given in terms of fundamental groups. Among totally path disconnected spaces the fundamental group is shown to be a complete invariant for a notion of topological equivalence weaker than that of homeomorphism.

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@article{arxiv.1712.08284,
  title  = {The fundamental group of reduced suspensions},
  author = {Samuel M. Corson and Wolfram Hojka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.08284},
  year   = {2023}
}