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(1) The fundamental group of S^2 is the trivial group, while the fundamental group of RP^2 is Z/2Z. (2) The fiber of a covering space ρ over any point x is discrete, as each point y in the fiber ρ^(-1)(x) can only be mapped to the single point x. (3) The product of two covering spaces ρ_1: X->X and ρ_2: Y->Y is also a covering space, as ρ_1 x ρ_2: X x Y -> X x Y satisfies the covering space properties.

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(1) The fundamental group of S^2 is the trivial group, while the fundamental group of RP^2 is Z/2Z. (2) The fiber of a covering space ρ over any point x is discrete, as each point y in the fiber ρ^(-1)(x) can only be mapped to the single point x. (3) The product of two covering spaces ρ_1: X->X and ρ_2: Y->Y is also a covering space, as ρ_1 x ρ_2: X x Y -> X x Y satisfies the covering space properties.

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HOMEWORK SHEET 2

ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY
INSTRUCTOR: HAMILTON

(1) Compute the fundamental group of the following spaces using the Seifert-van
Kampen Theorem:
(a) X = S 2
(b) X = RP2 , the real projective plane, which is obtained by identifying the
boundary of a square I I according to the following arrows:

Figure 1. RP2 .
(2) Let

e X
:X
be a covering space. Show that the fiber
e : (y) = x}
1 (x) := {y X

over any point x X is discrete.


(3) Suppose that
e X and 2 : Ye Y
1 : X
are two covering spaces. Show that
e Ye X Y
1 2 : X
is a covering space.
(4) Let

e X
:X
be a covering space. Show that for any x, y X, there is a bijection between the
fibers 1 (x) and 1 (y).
[Hint: Construct this bijection using Lemma 7.3.]

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