Differential topology from the point of view of simple homotopy theory and further remarks

1964 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Mazur
1975 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Hatcher

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (04) ◽  
pp. 745-762
Author(s):  
HÉLÈNE BARCELO ◽  
CHRISTOPHER SEVERS ◽  
JACOB A. WHITE

The associahedron is an object that has been well studied and has numerous applications, particularly in the theory of operads, the study of non-crossing partitions, lattice theory and more recently in the study of cluster algebras. We approach the associahedron from the point of view of discrete homotopy theory. We study the abelianization of the discrete fundamental group, and show that it is free abelian of rank [Formula: see text]. We also find a combinatorial description for a basis of this rank. We also introduce the exchange module of the type An cluster algebra, used to model the relations in the cluster algebra. We use the discrete fundamental group to the study of exchange module, and show that it is also free abelian of rank [Formula: see text].


2009 ◽  
Vol DMTCS Proceedings vol. AK,... (Proceedings) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Severs ◽  
Jacob White

International audience The associahedron is an object that has been well studied and has numerous applications, particularly in the theory of operads, the study of non-crossing partitions, lattice theory and more recently in the study of cluster algebras. We approach the associahedron from the point of view of discrete homotopy theory, that is we consider 5-cycles in the 1-skeleton of the associahedron to be combinatorial holes, but 4-cycles to be contractible. We give a simple description of the equivalence classes of 5-cycles in the 1-skeleton and then identify a set of 5-cycles from which we may produce all other cycles. This set of 5-cycle equivalence classes turns out to be the generating set for the abelianization of the discrete fundamental group of the associahedron. In this paper we provide presentations for the discrete fundamental group and the abelianization of the discrete fundamental group. We also discuss applications to cluster algebras as well as generalizations to type B and D associahedra. \par L'associahèdre est un objet bien etudié que l'on retrouve dans plusieurs contextes. Par exemple, il est associé à la théorie des opérades, à l'étude des partitions non-croisées, à la théorie des treillis et plus récemment aux algèbres dámas. Nous étudions cet objet par le biais de la théorie des homotopies discretes. En bref cette théorie signifie qu'un cycle de longueur 5 (sur le squelette de l'associahèdre) est considéré comme étant le bord d'un trou combinatoire, alors qu'un cycle de longueur 4 peut être contracté sans problème. Les classes d'homotopies discrètes sont donc des classes d'équivalence de cycles de longueurs 5. Nous donnons une description simple de ces classes d'équivalence et identifions un ensemble de générateurs du groupe correspondant (abélien) d'homotopies discrètes. Nous d'ecrivons également les liens entre notre construction et les algèbres d'amas.


2020 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Douglas R. Anderson ◽  
Hans Jørgen Munkholm

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