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  2. Whitehead theorem - Wikipedia

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    For instance, take X= S 2 × RP 3 and Y= RP 2 × S 3. Then X and Y have the same fundamental group, namely the cyclic group Z/2, and the same universal cover, namely S 2 × S 3; thus, they have isomorphic homotopy groups. On the other hand their homology groups are different (as can be seen from the Künneth formula); thus, X and Y are not ...

  3. CW complex - Wikipedia

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    It was initially introduced by J. H. C. Whitehead to meet the needs of homotopy theory. [2] CW complexes have better categorical properties than simplicial complexes, but still retain a combinatorial nature that allows for computation (often with a much smaller complex). The C in CW stands for "closure-finite", and the W for "weak" topology. [2]

  4. Universal coefficient theorem - Wikipedia

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    Here might be the simplicial homology, or more generally the singular homology. The usual proof of this result is a pure piece of homological algebra about chain complexes of free abelian groups . The form of the result is that other coefficients A may be used, at the cost of using a Tor functor .

  5. Simplicial homology - Wikipedia

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    Since C −1 = 0, every 0-chain is a cycle (i.e. Z 0 = C 0); moreover, the group B 0 of the 0-boundaries is generated by the three elements on the right of these equations, creating a two-dimensional subgroup of C 0. So the 0th homology group H 0 (S) = Z 0 /B 0 is isomorphic to Z, with a basis given (for example) by the image of the 0-cycle (v 0).

  6. Alexander duality - Wikipedia

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    0, 1, 0, 0. This does work out, predicting the complement's reduced Betti numbers. The prototype here is the Jordan curve theorem, which topologically concerns the complement of a circle in the Riemann sphere. It also tells the same story. We have the honest Betti numbers 1, 1, 0. of the circle, and therefore 0, 1, 1. by flipping over and 1, 1, 0

  7. Mayer–Vietoris sequence - Wikipedia

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    Let X be a topological space and A, B be two subspaces whose interiors cover X. (The interiors of A and B need not be disjoint.) The Mayer–Vietoris sequence in singular homology for the triad (X, A, B) is a long exact sequence relating the singular homology groups (with coefficient group the integers Z) of the spaces X, A, B, and the intersection A∩B. [8]

  8. Whitehead's lemma (Lie algebra) - Wikipedia

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    In homological algebra, Whitehead's lemmas (named after J. H. C. Whitehead) represent a series of statements regarding representation theory of finite-dimensional, semisimple Lie algebras in characteristic zero. Historically, they are regarded as leading to the discovery of Lie algebra cohomology. [1]

  9. Weakly contractible - Wikipedia

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    This does not contradict Whitehead theorem since the Long Line does not have the homotopy type of a CW-complex. Another prominent example for this phenomenon is the Warsaw circle . References