The principal fibration sequence and the second cohomotopy set
Algebraic Topology
2015-06-08 v1
Abstract
Let be a principal fibration with classifying map . It is well-known that the group acts on with orbit space the image of p_#, where p_#: [X,E] -> [X,B]. The isotropy subgroup of the map of to the base point of is also well-known to be the image of . The isotropy subgroups for other maps can definitely change as does. The set of homotopy classes of lifts of to the free loop space on is a group. If has a lift to , the set p_#^{-1}(f) is identified with the cokernel of a natural homomorphism from this group of lifts to . As an example, is enumerated for a 4-complex.
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@article{arxiv.0910.1781,
title = {The principal fibration sequence and the second cohomotopy set},
author = {Laurence R. Taylor},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.1781},
year = {2015}
}
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12 pages