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Topological Complexity of H-Spaces

Algebraic Topology 2011-06-20 v1

Abstract

Let X be a (not-necessarily homotopy-associative) H-space. We show that TC_{n+1}(X) = cat(X^n), for n >= 1, where TC_{n+1}(-) denotes the so-called higher topological complexity introduced by Rudyak, and cat(-) denotes the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category. We also generalize this equality to an inequality, which gives an upper bound for TC_{n+1}(X), in the setting of a space Y acting on X.

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@article{arxiv.1106.3399,
  title  = {Topological Complexity of H-Spaces},
  author = {Gregory Lupton and Jérôme Scherer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.3399},
  year   = {2011}
}

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11 pages

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