Čech and Steenrod Homotopy Theories with Applications to Geometric Topology

David A. Edwards, Harold M. Hastings (auth.)0387078630, 9780387078632, 9783540078630, 3540078630

Table of contents :
Introduction….Pages 1-3
Background….Pages 4-55
The model structure on pro-spaces….Pages 56-128
The homotopy inverse limit and its applications to homological algebra….Pages 129-171
The algebraic topology of pro-C….Pages 172-212
Proper homotopy theory….Pages 213-232
Group actions on infinite dimensional manifolds….Pages 233-244
Steenrod homotopy theory….Pages 245-278
Some open questions….Pages 279-280