Maps to the projective plane

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Abstract: We prove the projective plane p2 is an absolute extensor of a finite-dimensional metric space X if and only if the cohomological dimension mod 2 of X does not exceed 1. This solves one of the remaining difficult problems (posed by A.N.Dranishnikov) in extension theory. One of the main tools is the computation of the fundamental group of the function space Map(pn,pn+1) (based at inclusion) as being isomorphic to either or for nge1. Double surgery and the above fact yield the proof.









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