A homotopy 2-groupoid from a fibration (Q1288045)

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    A homotopy 2-groupoid from a fibration
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1285144

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      A homotopy 2-groupoid from a fibration (English)
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      10 May 1999
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      It is well known that the homotopy exact sequence of a based fibration with total space \(E\) and fibre \(F\) contains a crossed module \(\pi_1(F)\to\pi_1(E)\); since a crossed module is equivalent to a \(\text{cat}^1\)-group, a based fibration therefore yields a \(\text{cat}^1\)-group. For a non-based fibration, the authors analogously construct a \(2\)-groupoid; they also show that this is equivalent to a \(\text{cat}^1\)-groupoid.
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      \(2\)-groupoid
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      \(\text{cat}^1\)-groupoid
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      crossed module
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      fibration
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