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Applications and generalizations of the approximation theorem

Homotopy Theory

Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 763)

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  • Splitting Theorem
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May, J.P. (1979). Applications and generalizations of the approximation theorem. In: Dupont, J.L., Madsen, I.H. (eds) Algebraic Topology Aarhus 1978. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 763. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0088077

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