Simple homotopy theory

In mathematics, simple homotopy theory is a homotopy theory (a branch of algebraic topology) that concerns with the simple-homotopy type of a space. It was originated by Whitehead in his 1950 paper "Simple homotopy types".[1]

See also

References
  1. Whitehead 1950
  • Cohen, M. M. (1973). A Course in Simple-Homotopy Theory. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Vol. 10. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-9372-6. ISBN 978-0-387-90055-1.
  • Hatcher, A. E. (1975). "Higher Simple Homotopy Theory". Annals of Mathematics. 102 (1): 101–137. doi:10.2307/1970977. JSTOR 1970977.
  • Whitehead, J. H. C. (1950). "Simple Homotopy Types". American Journal of Mathematics. 72 (1): 1–57. doi:10.2307/2372133. JSTOR 2372133.

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