Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4661180 Topology and its Applications 2006 32 Pages PDF
Abstract

We study the homotopy type of mapping spaces from Riemann surfaces to spheres. Our main result is a stable splitting of these spaces into a bouquet of new finite spectra. From this and classical results, one may deduce splittings of the configuration spaces of surfaces.

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