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suspension object

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Definition

In an (∞,1)-category C, for any object X its suspension object ΣX is the homotopy pushout

X * * ΣX,\array{ X &\to& {*} \\ \downarrow && \downarrow \\ {*} &\to& \Sigma X } \,,

where * is the terminal object.

This is the mapping cone of the terminal map X*. See there for more details.

This concept is dual to that of loop space object.

Examples

Revised on September 2, 2012 22:17:57 by Urs Schreiber (89.204.139.178)