## Homotopy operations and the obstructions to being an $$H$$-space.(English)Zbl 0851.55014

Summary: We describe an obstruction theory for a given topological space $$\mathbf X$$ to be an $$H$$-space, in terms of higher homotopy operations, and show how this theory can be used to calculate such operations in certain cases.

### MSC:

 55P45 $$H$$-spaces and duals

### Keywords:

obstruction; $$H$$-space; higher homotopy operations
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