Loop (in topology)
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
A closed path. In detail, a loop 
is a continuous mapping of the interval 
into a topological space 
such that 
. The set of all loops in a space 
with a distinguished point 
for which 
forms the loop space.
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Loop (in topology). Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Loop_(in_topology)&oldid=17125
Loop (in topology). Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Loop_(in_topology)&oldid=17125
This article was adapted from an original article by M.I. Voitsekhovskii (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article