2023-11-19

415: Fundamental Group Homomorphism Induced by Composition of Continuous Maps Is Composition of Fundamental Group Homomorphisms Induced by Maps

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A description/proof of that fundamental group homomorphism induced by composition of continuous maps is composition of fundamental group homomorphisms induced by maps

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About: topological space

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  • The reader will have a description and a proof of the proposition that for any continuous map from any 1st topological space into any 2nd topological space and any continuous map from the 2nd topological space into any 3rd topological space, the fundamental group homomorphism induced by the composition of the maps is the composition of the fundamental group homomorphisms induced by the maps.

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1: Description


For any topological spaces, T1,T2,T3, and any continuous maps, f1:T1T2 and f2:T2T3, the fundamental group homomorphism induced by f2f1, (f2f1) is the composition of the fundamental group homomorphisms induced by f1 and f2, f1 and f2, which is (f2f1)=f2f1.


2: Proof


For any continuous loop path, f:IT1, and its homotopic equivalence class, [f], (f2f1)([f])=f2f1([f])? (f2f1)([f])=[f2f1(f)]=f2([f1(f)])=f2(f1([f])). So, yes.


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