The Borsuk-Ulam property for homotopy classes of maps between the torus and the Klein bottle -- part 2
Abstract
Let M be a topological space that admits a free involution τ, and let N be a topological space. A homotopy class β ∈ [ M,N ] is said to have the Borsuk-Ulam property with respect to τ if for every representative map f: M N of β, there exists a point x ∈ M such that f(τ(x))= f(x). In this paper, we determine the homotopy class of maps from the 2-torus T2 to the Klein bottle K2 that possess the Borsuk-Ulam property with respect to any free involution of T2 for which the orbit space is K2. Our results are given in terms of a certain family of homomorphisms involving the fundamental groups of T2 and K2. This completes the analysis of the Borsuk-Ulam problem for the case M=T2 and N=K2, and for any free involution τ of T2.
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