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We introduce the notion of a relatively homotopy associative and homotopy commutative H-space, construct one for any path-connected space X, and describe several useful properties, including exponent properties.
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J. Wu: Partially supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education research Grant (AcRF Tier 1 WBS No. R-146-000-222-112) and a Grant (No. 11329101) from the NSFC of China.
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Theriault, S., Wu, J. Relative homotopy abelian H-spaces. manuscripta math. 159, 301–319 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-018-1060-x
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