  The deformation retract is, by definition, a homotopy between a retraction and the identity map. We show that applying this topological concept to Ricci-flat wormholes/black holes implies that such objects can get deformed and reduced to lower dimensions. The homotopy theory can provide a rigorous proof to the existence of black holes/wormholes deformations and explain the topological origin. The current work discusses such possible deformations and dimensional reductions from a global topological point of view, it also represents a new application of the homotopy theory and deformation retract in astrophysics and quantum gravity. 
On the existence of deformations and dimensional reduction in wormholes   and black holes