Product of paths

cosmos 11th October 2017 at 9:03pm
Path connected

Definition

Let ff be a path from x0x_0 to x1x_1 and gg a path from x1x_1 to x2x_2. Then their product

fg:IXf *g: I \to X,

(fg)(s)={f(2s)0s12g(2s1)12s1(f*g)(s) = \begin{cases} f(2s)\quad 0 \leq s \frac{1}{2}\\ g(2s-1)\quad \frac{1}{2} \leq s \leq 1 \end{cases}

Use Pasting lemma to show it is a path

(remember: defined only if f(1)=g(0)f(1) = g(0)


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