Homotopy Type Theory H-space > history (Rev #7)

Idea

Sometimes we can equip a type with a certain structure, called a H-space, allowing us to derive some nice properties about the type or even construct fibrations

Definition

A H-Space consists of

  • A type AA,
  • A basepoint e:Ae:A
  • A binary operation μ:AAA\mu : A \to A \to A
  • for every a:Aa:A, equalities μ(e,a)=a\mu(e,a)=a and μ(a,e)=a\mu(a,e)=a

Properties

Let AA be a connected? H-space. Then for every a:Aa:A, the maps? μ(a,),μ(,a):AA\mu(a,-),\mu(-,a):A \to A are equivalences.

Examples

  • There is a H-space structure on the circle. See Lemma 8.5.8 of the HoTT book. (TODO: Write out construction).

  • Every loop space is naturally a H-space with path concatenation as the operation. In fact every loop space is a group.

  • The type of maps? AAA \to A has the structure of a H-space, with basepoint id Aid_A, operation function composition.

See also

Synthetic homotopy theory hopf fibration

On the nlab

Classically, an H-space is a homotopy type equipped with the structure of a unital magma in the homotopy category (only).

References

HoTT book

category: homotopy theory

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