𝐻-spaces and the suspension homomorphism

Haslam, H. B.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0273609-7

$H$-spaces and the suspension homomorphism

Author: H. B. Haslam
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 26 (1970), 689-694
MSC: Primary 55.40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1970-0273609-7
MathSciNet review: 0273609
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Abstract: If a space $X$ is an $H$-space, then the homotopy suspension homomorphism is a monomorphism onto a direct factor in all dimensions. We present an example to show that the converse is false.

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