Some results in quasitopological homotopy groups (Q2036447)

Let \((X, x)\) be a pointed space and \(\Omega^{n}(X,x)\) be the \(n\)-th loop space of \((X, x)\) with the compact-open topology. The \(n\)-th quasitopological homotopy group \(\pi_{n}^{qtop}(X,x)\) of \((X, x)\) is the homotopy group \(\pi_{n}(X,x)\) endowed with the natural quotient topology inherited from the space \(\Omega^{n}(X,x)\). It is known that \(\pi_{n}^{qtop}(X,x)\) is a quasitopological group. In this paper, the authors prove that: for all \(n\geq1\) and \(1\leq k\leq n-1\), \(\pi_{n}^{qtop}(X,x)\cong \pi_{n-k}^{qtop}(\Omega^{k}(X,x),e_x)\), where \(e_x\) is a constant \(k\)-loop in \(X\) at \(x\). By using this fact, some results about quasitopological homotopy groups are obtained. With the help of the long exact sequence of a based pair and a fibration in qTop introduced by \textit{J. Brazas} [Topology Appl. 160, No. 1, 170--188 (2013; Zbl 1264.57001)], the authors also obtain some further results in this field.