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In [[algebraic topology]], the '''homotopy excision theorem''' offers a substitute for the absence of [[Excision theorem|excision]] in [[homotopy theory]]. More precisely, let <math>(X; A, B)</math> be an [[excisive triad]] with <math>C = A \cap B</math> nonempty, and suppose the pair <math>(A, C)</math> is [[n-connected|(<math>m-1</math>)-connected]], <math>m \ge 2</math>, and the pair <math>(B, C)</math> is (<math>n-1</math>)-connected, <math>n \ge 1</math>. Then the map induced by the inclusion <math>i:I\colon (A, C) \to (X, B)</math>,

:<math>i_*:\colon \pi_q(A, C) \to \pi_q(X, B)</math>,

is bijective for <math>q < m+n-2</math> and is surjective for <math>q = m+n-2</math>.

A geometric proof is given in a book by Tom[[Tammo tom Dieck]].<ref>T.[[Tammo tom Dieck]], ''Algebraic Topology'', EMS Textbooks in Mathematics, (2008).</ref>

This result should also be seen as a consequence of the [[Blakers–Massey theorem]], the most general form of which, dealing with the non-simply-connected case.<ref>R.{{cite journal | last1=Brown and| J.first1=Ronald | author1-L.link=Ronald Brown (mathematician)|last2=Loday, ''| first2=Jean-Louis | author2-link=Jean-Louis Loday| title=Homotopical excision and Hurewicz theorems for ''n''-cubes of spaces'', Proc.| journal=[[Proceedings of the London Math.Mathematical Soc.,Society]] (3)| volume=54 (| issue=1 | year=1987) 176| doi=10.1112/plms/s3-19254.1.176 | pages=176–192 | mr=0872255}}</ref>

The most important consequence is the [[Freudenthal suspension theorem]].

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== Bibliography ==

* [[J.P. Peter May]], ''A Concise Course in Algebraic Topology'', Chicago University Press.

[[Category:Homotopy theory]]