Theorem 9.6:

Suppose that $ X$ and $ Y$ are two topological spaces and $ x_0 \in X$ and $ y_0 \in Y$. Then

$\displaystyle \pi_1(X\times Y, (x_0, y_0)) = \pi_1(X, x_0)\times \pi_1(Y, y_0).
$



nisha 2012-03-20