 Eilenberg–MacLane space (source code)

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= Eilenberg–MacLane space
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A connected Eilenberg–MacLane space $K(G,n)$, $n\geq1$, has $\pi_n\cong G$ and all other positive-degree <homotopy groups> trivial. The group $G$ must be abelian when $n\geq2$, but may be nonabelian when $n=1$. For an <abelian group>, the <Dold–Kan correspondence> constructs a simplicial model from the <chain complex> concentrated in degree $n$. A <classifying space of a discrete group> gives the general $K(G,1)$ case.

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