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Cone length of the exterior join

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

Howard J. Marcum
Howard J. Marcum
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The Ohio State University at Newark 1179 University Drive, Newark Ohio 43055, USA E-mail: marcum@math.ohio-state.edu
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The cone length Cl(f) of a map f: X → Y is defined to be the least number of attaching maps possible in a conic (or iterated mapping cone) structure for f. Cone length is a homotopy invariant in the sense that if φ: X → X and ρ: Y → Y are homotopy equivalences then Cl (ρ°f°φ) = Cl(f). Furthermore Cl(f) depends only on the homotopy class of f. It was shown by Ganea [8] that the cone length of the map * → X coincides with the strong Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of X as a space (see Proposition 1.6 below). Recent work of Cornea ([3]–[6]) is much concerned with cone length and its role in critical point theory. For example, let f be a smooth real valued function on a manifold triad (M; V0, V1) with V0 ≠ θ. Under certain conditions, if f has only “reasonable” critical points then it must have at least Cl(V0↪M) of them (see [6]).

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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , September 1998 , pp. 445 - 461
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1998

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