 Homotopy equivalence (source code)

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= Homotopy equivalence
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Spaces $X$ and $Y$ are homotopy equivalent when there are continuous maps
$$
f:X\to Y,\qquad g:Y\to X
$$
such that $g\circ f$ is homotopic to $\operatorname{id}_X$ and $f\circ g$ is homotopic to $\operatorname{id}_Y$.

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