Exact sequences of fibrations of crossed complexes, homotopy classification of maps, and nonabelian extensions of groups

dc.creatorBrown, Ronald
dc.date2008-02-29
dc.date2008-06-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:46:18Z
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dc.descriptionThe classifying space of a crossed complex generalises the construction of Eilenberg-Mac Lane spaces. We show how the theory of fibrations of crossed complexes allows the analysis of homotopy classes of maps from a free crossed complex to such a classifying space. This gives results on the homotopy classification of maps from a CW-complex to the classifying space of a crossed module and also, more generally, of a crossed complex whose homotopy groups vanish in dimensions between 1 and n. The results are analogous to those for the obstruction to an abstract kernel in group extension theory.
dc.description10 pages, xypic, hyperref 25/06/08 version 2: 12 pages, accepted for JHRS, various minor revisions
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4357
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4357
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/163483
dc.subjectAlgebraic Topology
dc.subjectCategory Theory
dc.subject13D02,18G50,20J05,55S37,55S45
dc.titleExact sequences of fibrations of crossed complexes, homotopy classification of maps, and nonabelian extensions of groups
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