A new proof of the Solomon-Tits theorem

Ku, Chao

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-98-04453-0

A new proof of the Solomon-Tits theorem
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by Chao Ku

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 126 (1998), 1941-1944

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-98-04453-0

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Abstract:

We give a new proof of the Solomon-Tits Theorem which asserts that the Tits building of a finite group of Lie type has the homotopy type of a bouquet of spheres.

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