Postnikov tower

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo CW complexes
gptkbp:category homotopy theory
gptkbp:component k-invariants
gptkbp:consistsOf sequence of spaces and maps
gptkbp:describes homotopy type of topological spaces
gptkbp:enables reconstruction of space up to weak homotopy equivalence
gptkbp:field gptkb:topology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Postnikov tower
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950s
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mikhail_Postnikov
gptkbp:purpose decompose spaces by their homotopy groups
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Whitehead_tower
gptkb:Eilenberg–MacLane_space
homotopy groups
gptkbp:usedIn homotopy theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Algebraic_topology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6