Category Archives: Algebraic Topology

Homotopically Reduced Paths (Part I)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Jeremy Brazas

The topic of this post focuses on a general concept that is heavily used in the wild topology world. Writing this post has been a fun exploration I’ve been meaning to spend time on for a while now. I will … Continue reading →

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Testing the limits of Eda’s Theorem

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Jeremy Brazas

With everything going on, it’s been a bit tough to find time to post about the things I’d like to. I’ve promised posts about topological homotopy groups for a while but I want to do those right, so it may … Continue reading →

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Infinite Commutativity (Part II)

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Jeremy Brazas

In Infinite Commutativity: Part I, I described infinite commutativity in general terms with some basic examples, including real infinite series. In this post, I’ll discuss how the homotopy groups , are more than just abelian in the ordinary sense. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebraic Topology, Higher Homotopy groups, Homotopy theory, Infinite Group Theory, Infinite products | 3 Comments