The nilpotence and periodicity theorems in stable homotopy theory
Let X be a p-compact group, with maximal torus BT → BX, maximal torus normalizer BN and Weyl group . We prove that for an odd prime p, the fibration has a section, which is unique up to vertical homotopy.
Rational homotopy methods are used for studying the problem of the topological smoothing of complex algebraic isolated singularities. It is shown that one may always find a suitable covering which is smoothable. The problem of the topological smoothing (including the complex normal structure) for conical singularities is considered in the sequel. A connection is established between the existence of certain relations between the normal Chern degrees of a smooth projective variety and the question...
We prove that the rational homotopy type of the configuration space of two points in a -connected closed manifold depends only on the rational homotopy type of that manifold and we give a model in the sense of Sullivan of that configuration space. We also study the formality of configuration spaces.