Sullivan Minimal Models & Rational Homotopy

Mathematics Geometry & Topology Source: Sullivan (1970s) Cite
Primary: Dennis Sullivan
Publication: Minimal models in rational homotopy
Year: 1977
URL: Wikipedia

Description

Sullivan's rational homotopy theory: algebraic models for spaces when primes are ignored. A Sullivan minimal model is a CDGA (∧V, d) with d: V → ∧²V, quasi-isomorphic to the algebra of piecewise polynomial forms. Equivalence: simply-connected rational homotopy types ↔ minimal CDGAs. H(X;ℚ) ≅ H(∧V); πₙ(X)⊗ℚ ≅ Hom(Vⁿ,ℚ). Parallel to Quillen's DGL approach.

Source: Wikipedia; Sullivan; Félix–Halperin–Thomas

Dependency Flowchart

graph TD DR["De Rham cohomology"] Homotopy["Homotopy theory basics"] DefCDGA["Def: CDGA\nCommutative dg algebra"] DefSullAlg["Def: Sullivan algebra\n(A,d) → (A⊗∧V,d')"] DefMinimal["Def: Minimal\n d: V → ∧²V"] DefModel["Def: Sullivan minimal model\n(∧V,d) for space X"] ThmEquiv["Thm: Equivalence\nRational ht types ↔ minimal CDGAs"] ThmH["Thm: H(X;ℚ) ≅ H(∧V)"] ThmPi["Thm: πₙ(X)⊗ℚ ≅ Hom(Vⁿ,ℚ)"] DR --> DefCDGA Homotopy --> DefModel DefCDGA --> DefSullAlg DefSullAlg --> DefMinimal DefMinimal --> DefModel DefModel --> ThmEquiv DefModel --> ThmH DefModel --> ThmPi classDef axiom fill:#ff6b6b,color:#fff,stroke:#c0392b classDef definition fill:#b197fc,color:#fff,stroke:#9775fa classDef theorem fill:#51cf66,color:#fff,stroke:#40c057 class DR,Homotopy axiom class DefCDGA,DefSullAlg,DefMinimal,DefModel definition class ThmEquiv,ThmH,ThmPi theorem

Color Scheme

Red Prerequisites
Blue Definitions
Teal Theorems

Process Statistics

  • Nodes: 10
  • Edges: 11
  • Axioms: 2
  • Definitions: 4
  • Theorems: 3