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Algebraic-topological problems in approximation theory

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  • Double Covering
  • Loop Space
  • Lefschetz Number
  • Local Triviality
  • Dyadic Expansion

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Handel, D. (1978). Algebraic-topological problems in approximation theory. In: Barratt, M.G., Mahowald, M.E. (eds) Geometric Applications of Homotopy Theory I. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 657. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0069239

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