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In this chapter we define, for every space X and (commutative) ring R, a functorial R-completion of X and prove some of its basic properties. We also show that there is a corresponding notion of fibre-wise R-completion.
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Bousfield, A.K., Kan, D.M. (1972). The R-completion of a space. In: Homotopy Limits, Completions and Localizations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 304. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38117-4_1
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