On the algebraic approximation of Lusternik--Schnirelmann category. (Q1812022)
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On the algebraic approximation of Lusternik--Schnirelmann category. (English)
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18 June 2003
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This paper studies several abstract notions of LS category for 'monoidal cofibration categories' which generalize the Toomer invariant, Acat and Mcat. Included are inequality behaviour for cone attachment and products. Some examples for strict inequality of the former are given. For simply connected \(X\), this abstract approach yields a new algebraic approximation to \(cat(X)\) which can be determined from an Anick model of \(X\).
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LS category
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abstract homotopy theory
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algebraic approximations of cat
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Anick model
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