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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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    [11] [12] CW complexes satisfy the Whitehead theorem: a map between CW complexes is a homotopy equivalence if and only if it induces an isomorphism on all homotopy groups. A covering space of a CW complex is also a CW complex. [13] The product of two CW complexes can be made into a CW complex.

  4. 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).

  5. 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]

  6. 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]

  7. Weakly contractible - Wikipedia

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    Define to be the inductive limit of the spheres ,.Then this space is weakly contractible. Since is moreover a CW-complex, it is also contractible. See Contractibility of unit sphere in Hilbert space for more.

  8. 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

  9. Reduced homology - Wikipedia

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    H i (P) = {0}. More generally if X is a simplicial complex or finite CW complex, then the group H 0 (X) is the free abelian group with the connected components of X as generators. The reduced homology should replace this group, of rank r say, by one of rank r − 1. Otherwise the homology groups should remain unchanged.