The Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of a Lie groupoid

Details The Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of a Lie groupoid The Lusternik-Schnirelmann category of a Lie groupoid

2009-08-23

arxiv.org/abs/0908.3325v1

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Algebraic Topology

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We propose a new homotopy invariant for Lie groupoids which generalizes the classical Lusternik-Schnirelmann category for topological spaces. We use a bicategorical approach to develop a notion of contraction in this context. We propose a notion of homotopy between generalized maps given by the 2-arrows in a certain bicategory of fractions. This notion is invariant under Morita equivalence. Thus, when the groupoid defines an orbifold, we have a well defined LS-category for orbifolds. We prove an orbifold version of the classical Lusternik-Schnirelmann theorem for critical points.

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