Seifert–van Kampen theorem

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo topological spaces
path-connected spaces
gptkbp:category gptkb:topology
gptkbp:describes gptkb:fundamental_group
gptkbp:field gptkb:topology
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:van_Kampen's_theorem_for_groupoids
gptkbp:hasApplication knot theory
classification of surfaces
calculation of fundamental groups of complex spaces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seifert–van Kampen theorem
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Egbert_van_Kampen
gptkb:Herbert_Seifert
gptkbp:publishedIn 1933
gptkbp:relatedTo fundamental group of a topological space
fundamental groups of open subsets
gptkbp:state the fundamental group of a space can be computed from the fundamental groups of two overlapping open subsets
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:topology
gptkbp:uses group presentations
pushout of groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Algebraic_topology
gptkb:Van_Kampen_theorem
gptkb:Fundamental_group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6