A continuous map between topological spaces is said to be null-homotopic if it is homotopic to a constant map.
If a space has the property that , the identity map on , is null-homotopic, then is contractible.
A continuous map between topological spaces is said to be null-homotopic if it is homotopic to a constant map.
If a space has the property that , the identity map on , is null-homotopic, then is contractible.
This entry contributed by Rasmus Hedegaard
Hedegaard, Rasmus. "Null-Homotopic." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Null-Homotopic.html