Loop spaces of $n$-dimensional Poincaré duality complexes whose $(n-1)$-skeleton is a co-$H$-space
Under certain hypotheses, we prove a loop space decomposition for simply-connected Poincaré Duality complexes of dimension $n$ whose $(n-1)$-skeleton is a co-$H$-space. This unifies many known decompositions obtained in different contexts and establishes many new families of examples. As consequences, we show that such a looped Poincaré Duality complex retracts off the loops of its $(n-1)$-skeleton and describe its homology as a one-relator algebra.
Publication Details
- Journal
- ArXiv.org
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- Primary Topic
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00