Homotopy idempotents on finite-dimensional complexes split
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- by Harold M. Hastings and Alex Heller
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 85 (1982), 619-622
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1982-0660617-5
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Abstract:
We prove that (unpointed) homotopy idempotents on finite-dimensional complexes split, and describe some geometric consequences.References
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Bibliographic Information
- © Copyright 1982 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 85 (1982), 619-622
- MSC: Primary 55P99; Secondary 20E06, 20F05, 55P55
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1982-0660617-5
- MathSciNet review: 660617