Homotopy Groups of the Space of Curves on a Surface

dc.creatorTchernov, Vladimir
dc.date1999-06-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:34:31Z
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dc.descriptionWe explicitly calculate the fundamental group of the space $\mathcal F$ of all immersed closed curves on a surface $F$. It is shown that $π_n(\mathcal F)=0$, n>1 for $F\neq S^2, RP^2$. It is also proved that $π_2(\mathcal F)=\Z$, and $π_n(\mathcal F)=π_n(S^2)\oplusπ_{n+1}(S^2)$, n>2, for $F$ equal to $S^2$ or $RP^2$.
dc.description8 pages, 1 figure This paper will appear in Math. Scand. probably in Vol. 86, no. 1, 2000
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/9906123
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/9906123
dc.identifierMath. Scand. 86 (2000), no. 1, 36--44.
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/99548
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subject53C42, 57M99 (Primary)
dc.titleHomotopy Groups of the Space of Curves on a Surface
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