A counterexample to a group completion conjecture of J. C. Moore (Q5954321)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1699549
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1699549 |
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A counterexample to a group completion conjecture of J. C. Moore (English)
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7 February 2002
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A simple explicit counterexample is provided to the following conjecture attributed by \textit{D. Puppe} to \textit{J. C. Moore} [Ann. Math., II. Ser. 70, 379-394 (1959; Zbl 0088.39101)]: Conjecture. If \(M_*\) is a simplicial monoid such that \(\pi_0(|M_*|)\) is a group, then the universal group completion \(U\) induces a homotopy equivalence \(|M_* |\to|UM_*|\) where \(|\;|\) denotes geometric realisation.
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simplicial monoid
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group completion
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homotopy equivalence
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geometric realisation
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