Nilpotent spaces of sections

Møller, Jesper Michael

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1987-0902794-3

Nilpotent spaces of sections
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by Jesper Michael Møller

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 303 (1987), 733-741

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1987-0902794-3

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Abstract:

The space of sections of a fibration is nilpotent provided the base is finite $CW$-complex and the fiber is nilpotent. Moreover, localization commutes with the formation of section spaces.

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