The homotopy type of the space of degree 0 -- inmersed plane curves (Q2496890)

The space \(B^0_i= \text{Imm}^0(S^1,\mathbb{R}^2)/\text{Diff}(S^1)\) of all immersions of rotation degree \(0\) in the plane modulo reparametrizations has homotopy groups \(\pi_1(B^0_i)= \mathbb{Z}\), \(\pi_2(B^0_i)= \mathbb{Z}\), and \(\pi_k(B^0_i)= 0\) for \(k\geq 3\). The proofs of the individual propositions are clearly presented.