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Proof. We may as well assume t h a t Y and Z a r e CW-complexes, and the r e s u l t i s then a s p e c i a l case of Theorem 5 • May: The dual Whitehead theorems 53 This leads to the cohomological Whitehead Theorem, Theorem 6 (Whitehead). e :Y -• Z in The following statements are equivalent for a map h-3 between connected spaces Y and Z of the weak homotopy type of %ft--towers. (1) e i s an isomorphism in (2) e^:7r^(Y) •»• TT*(Z) i s an isomorphism. h3 . (3) e*:H*(Z;A) -»- H*(Y;A) i s an isomorphism for a l l (4) e*:[Z,X] -• [Y,X] is a bijection for a l l X&-towers X.
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