Let \(f:S^1\vee S^1\to T\) be a continuous map, where \(T\) is the torus. Show that there is no continuous map \[ g:T\to S^1\vee S^1 \] such that \(f\circ g\) is the identity map on \(T\).
No map from the torus to $S^1\vee S^1$ has a left inverse
P-TOP-WORKSHOP-HR-05
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