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Connecting Models Of Configuration Spaces: From Double Loops To Strings, Jason M. Lucas
Connecting Models Of Configuration Spaces: From Double Loops To Strings, Jason M. Lucas
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Foundational to the subject of operad theory is the notion of an En operad, that is, an operad that is quasi-isomorphic to the operad of little n-cubes Cn. They are central to the study of iterated loop spaces, and the specific case of n = 2 is key in the solution of the Deligne Conjecture. In this paper we examine the connection between two E 2 operads, namely the little 2-cubes operad C 2 itself and the operad of spineless cacti. To this end, we construct a new suboperad of C2, which we name the operad of tethered …
Resolving Classes And Resolvable Spaces In Rational Homotopy Theory, Timothy L. Clark
Resolving Classes And Resolvable Spaces In Rational Homotopy Theory, Timothy L. Clark
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A class of topological spaces is called a resolving class if it is closed under weak equivalences and homotopy limits. Letting R(A) denote the smallest resolving class containing a space A, we say X is A-resolvable if X is in R(A), which induces a partial order on spaces. These concepts are dual to the well-studied notions of closed class and cellular space, where the induced partial order is known as the Dror Farjoun Cellular Lattice. Progress has been made toward illuminating the structure of the Cellular Lattice. For example: Chachólski, Parent, and Stanley have shown that it …