Javier Zuniga
In the early 60's Jim Stasheff introduced a family of polytopes known as Associahedra. They were used to give a simple recognition principle for loop spaces up to homotopy. I will introduce many of the definitions of associahedra as well as some of its properties and applications in diverse fields.
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