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On Whitehead's theorem beyond pointed connected spaces

Algebraic Topology 2020-02-18 v2

Abstract

We prove that the 2-category of spaces admits a strong generator made up of the tori. In other words, Whitehead's theorem holds for the 2-category of (not necessarily connected, not pointed) spaces.

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@article{arxiv.1802.04439,
  title  = {On Whitehead's theorem beyond pointed connected spaces},
  author = {Kevin Arlin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.04439},
  year   = {2020}
}

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3 pages

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