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Kaba
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Re: What is pi_0?
Posted:
Jan 20, 2013 3:31 AM
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20.1.2013 1:37, W. Dale Hall wrote:
> Kaba wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In this page
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indefinite_orthogonal_group
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>> there is the notation pi_0 in the topology section. What does it refer
>> to? I don't see how the homotopy groups could cover n = 0...
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> Note that for two maps f,g : (S^0, *) --> (X,*) to b homotopic, there
> must be a path connecting the images f(+1) and g(+1) of the non-
> distinguished points in X. In short, the homotopy set of (X,*) is just
> the set of path-components of X. In general, pi_0(X,*) has a
> distinguished point consisting of the path-component of the point *.
Makes sense. Thanks.
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