Fibrewise construction applied to Ljusternik-Schnirelman category (Q1852731): Difference between revisions
From MaRDI portal
Added link to MaRDI item. |
Removed claims |
||
Property / author | |||
Property / author: Hans Scheerer / rank | |||
Property / author | |||
Property / author: Daniel Tanré / rank | |||
Revision as of 00:29, 11 February 2024
scientific article
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
---|---|---|---|
English | Fibrewise construction applied to Ljusternik-Schnirelman category |
scientific article |
Statements
Fibrewise construction applied to Ljusternik-Schnirelman category (English)
0 references
26 January 2003
0 references
The Ljusternik-Schnirelman category, \(\text{cat}(X)\), of a space \(X\) is the least integer \(n\) for which \(S\) can be covered by \(n+1\) open sets contractible in \(X\). The Ljusternik-Schnirelman category is a homotopy type invariant; however, it is not easy to compute. The authors define a variant of the LS-category denoted by \(Qcat\). It is obtained by applying a base point version of the functor \(Q=\Omega^{\infty}\Sigma^{\infty}\) fibrewise to the Ganea fibrations. \textit{Y. B. Rudyak} in [Topology 38, 37-55 (1999; Zbl 0927.55005)] defined an invariant, denoted by \(\sigma cat\), which approximates \(cat\). The authors show that \(\text{cat}(X) \geq Q\text{cat}(X) \geq \sigma \text{cat}(X)\). The advantage of \(Qcat\) is that it approximates \(cat\) better: in the case of a rational space \(X\), \(Q\text{cat}(X)=\text{cat}(X)\) and \(\sigma \text{cat}(X)\) equals the Toomer invariant. Futhermore, the authors show that \(Q\text{cat}(X \times Y) \leq Q\text{cat}(X)+Q\text{cat}(Y)\). As the authors say, the invariant \(Qcat\) measures the failure of the formula \(\text{cat}(X \times S^r)=\text{cat}(X)+1\). For any complex \(X\) with two cells, \(Q\text{cat}(X)<\text{cat}(X)\) if and only if \(\text{cat}(X \times S^r)=\text{cat}(X)\) for some \(r \geq 1\).
0 references
Ljusternik-Schnirelman category
0 references
rational space
0 references
Ganea construction
0 references
Hopf invariant
0 references
Toomer invariant
0 references