Equivariant topological complexities

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Abstract

Many mechanical systems have configuration spaces that admit symmetries. Mathematically, such symmetries are modelled by the action of a group on a topological space. Several variations of topological complexity have emerged that take symmetry into account in various ways, either by asking that the motion planners themselves admit compatible symmetries, or by exploiting the symmetry to motion plan between functionally equivalent configurations. We will survey the main definitions due to Colman-Grant, Lubawski-Marzantowicz, B\l{}aszczyk-Kaluba and Dranishnikov, and some related notions. We conclude with a short list of open problems.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherArXiv
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Feb 2024

Bibliographical note

This is a preprint version of an invited survey article for a book project with the working title "Topology and AI", edited by Michael Farber and Jes\'us Gonz\'alez

Keywords

  • math.AT
  • 55M30, 55P91 (Primary), 68T40, 55N91, 55R91 (Secondary)

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