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Title: Rational homotopy type and nilpotency of mapping spaces between Quaternionic projective spaces
The rational homotopy type of a mapping space is a way to describe the structure of the space using the algebra of its homotopy groups and the differential graded algebra of its cochains. An L∞-model is a graded Lie algebra with a family of higher-order brackets satisfying the generalized Jacobi identity and antisymmetry. It can be used to study the rational homotopy type of a space. The nilpotency index of an L∞-model is useful in understanding a space's algebraic structure. In this paper, we compute the rational homotopy type of the component of some mapping spaces between projective spaces and determine the nilpotency index of corresponding L∞-models.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2015425
PAR ID:
10601291
Author(s) / Creator(s):
; ;
Publisher / Repository:
International Geometry Center
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the International Geometry Center
Volume:
17
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2072-9812
Page Range / eLocation ID:
143 to 157
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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