nLab integral homotopy theory

Context

Homotopy theory

homotopy theory, (∞,1)-category theory, homotopy type theory

flavors: stable, equivariant, rational, p-adic, proper, geometric, cohesive, directed

models: topological, simplicial, localic, …

see also algebraic topology

Introductions

Definitions

Paths and cylinders

Homotopy groups

Basic facts

Theorems

Contents

Idea

Integral homotopy theory is the refinement of rational homotopy theory to integer coefficients.

Just as there are two established approaches in rational homotopy theory for encoding rational homotopy types, those of Quillen and of Sullivan, so there are analog approaches for integral homotopy types. In Blomquist & Harper 16, chains in ordinary cohomology with rational number coefficients are lifted to chains with integer coefficients. While Horel 2022) and (Yuan 23 both employ cochains.

References

Integral analogs of dg-algebraic rational homotopy theory equivalence:

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