Algebraic & Geometric Topology 10 (2010) 1165–1186

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2010.10.1165

Abstract

In this paper, we study the growth with respect to dimension of quite general homotopy invariants Q applied to the CW skeleta of spaces. This leads to upper estimates analogous to the classical “dimension divided by connectivity” bound for Lusternik–Schnirelmann category. Our estimates apply, in particular, to the Clapp–Puppe theory of A–category. We use cat¹(X) (which is A–category with A the collection of 1–dimensional CW complexes), to reinterpret in homotopy-theoretical terms some recent work of Dranishnikov on the Lusternik–Schnirelmann category of spaces with fundamental groups of finite cohomological dimension. Our main result is the inequality cat(X) ≤ dim(Bπ₁(X)) + cat¹(X), which implies and strengthens the main theorem of Dranishnikov [Algebr. Geom. Topol. 10 (2010) 917–924].

Keywords

Lusternik–Schnirelmann category, skeleta, fundamental group, symplectic manifold

Mathematical Subject Classification

Primary: 55M30

Secondary: 55P99

References

Publication

Received: 15 December 2009
Revised: 22 April 2010
Accepted: 24 April 2010
Published: 23 May 2010

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