Description: Define the set of
retractions on two topological spaces. We say that
is a
retraction from to
. or  Retr  iff
there is an
such that     
    are continuous
functions called the retraction and section respectively, and their
composite is homotopic to the identity map. If a
retraction
exists, we say
is a retract of .
(This terminology is
borrowed from HoTT and appears to be nonstandard, although it has
similaries to the concept of retract in the category of topological
spaces and to a deformation retract in general topology.) Two
topological spaces that are retracts of each other are called homotopy
equivalent. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro,
11-Feb-2015.) |