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==Definition==
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A ''homotopy'' between two [[topological space|topological spaces]], {{Top.|X|J}} and {{Top.|Y|K}}, is a [[continuous function]]:
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* {{M|F:X\times I\rightarrow Y}} (where {{M|I}} denotes the [[unit interval]], {{M|[0,1]\subset\mathbb{R} }})
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A homotopy is ''relative to {{M|A\in\mathcal{P}(X)}}'' if {{M|F(a,t)}} is independent of {{M|t}} for all {{M|a\in A}}
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==Terminology==
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The family of functions {{M|\{f_t:X\rightarrow Y\ \vert\ \forall t\in[0,1],\ f_t:x\mapsto F(x,t)\} }} are called the ''stages'' of the homotopy. So we might say:
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Definition

A homotopy between two topological spaces, (X,J) and (Y,K), is a continuous function:

  • F:X×IY (where I denotes the unit interval, [0,1]R)

A homotopy is relative to AP(X) if F(a,t) is independent of t for all aA

Terminology

The family of functions {ft:XY | t[0,1], ft:xF(x,t)} are called the stages of the homotopy. So we might say:

  • Let ft be a stage of the homotopy F or something similar


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Definition

A homotopy from the topological spaces (X,J) to (Y,K) is a continuous function[1][2]:

  • F:X×IY (where I denotes the unit interval, [0,1]R)

For each tI we have a function:

  • Ft:XY defined by Ft:xF(x,t) - these functions, the Ft are called the stages[1] of the homotopy.

Applications

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Homotopic maps

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Path homotopy

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Algebraic Topology - Homotopy and Homology - Robert M. Switzer
  2. Jump up Introduction to Topology - Theodore W. Gamelin & Robert Everist Greene

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