On Relative Homotopy Groups of Modules

In his book “Homotopy Theory and Duality,” Peter Hilton described the concepts of relative homotopy theory in module theory. We study in this paper the possibility of parallel concepts of fibration and cofibration in module theory, analogous to the existing theorems in algebraic topology. First, we...

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Main Author: C. Joanna Su
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/27626
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description In his book “Homotopy Theory and Duality,” Peter Hilton described the concepts of relative homotopy theory in module theory. We study in this paper the possibility of parallel concepts of fibration and cofibration in module theory, analogous to the existing theorems in algebraic topology. First, we discover that one can study relative homotopy groups, of modules, from a viewpoint which is closer to that of (absolute) homotopy groups. Then, through the study of various cases, we learn that the classic fibration/cofibration relation does not come automatically. Nonetheless, the ability to see the relative homotopy groups as absolute homotopy groups, in a stronger sense, promises to justify our ultimate search.
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spelling doaj-art-30d5b0f97e7545ffb4c86f3fd6537bc42025-08-20T02:38:56ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04252007-01-01200710.1155/2007/2762627626On Relative Homotopy Groups of ModulesC. Joanna Su0Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Providence College, Providence 02918, RI, USAIn his book “Homotopy Theory and Duality,” Peter Hilton described the concepts of relative homotopy theory in module theory. We study in this paper the possibility of parallel concepts of fibration and cofibration in module theory, analogous to the existing theorems in algebraic topology. First, we discover that one can study relative homotopy groups, of modules, from a viewpoint which is closer to that of (absolute) homotopy groups. Then, through the study of various cases, we learn that the classic fibration/cofibration relation does not come automatically. Nonetheless, the ability to see the relative homotopy groups as absolute homotopy groups, in a stronger sense, promises to justify our ultimate search.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/27626
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