Positive weights and self-maps

Manin, Fedor

doi:10.1090/proc/15978

Positive weights and self-maps
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Abstract:

Spaces with positive weights are those whose rational homotopy type admits a large family of “rescaling” automorphisms. We show that finite complexes with positive weights have many genuine self-maps. We also fix the proofs of some previous related results.

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