Link homotopy.

Koschorke, U · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 1991

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Link homotopy considers systems of pairwise disjoint singular spheres up to deformations through such "link maps." In a large range of higher dimensions the resulting link homotopy groups are determined and described in the language of standard homotopy theory.