Bounding size of homotopy groups of spheres
Bounding size of homotopy groups of spheres
Let p be prime. We prove that, for n odd, the p-torsion part of πq(Sn) has cardinality at most and hence has rank at most 21/(p−1)(q−n+3−2p). for p = 2, these results also hold for n even. The best bounds proven in the existing literature are and 2q−n+1, respectively, both due to Hans–Werner Henn. The main point of our result is therefore that the bound grows more slowly for larger primes. As a corollary of work of Henn, we obtain a similar result for the homotopy groups of a broader class of spaces.
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Boyde, Guy
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5 November 2020
Boyde, Guy
5c470bc9-cf8d-4481-9674-db1ea2bf7293
Boyde, Guy
(2020)
Bounding size of homotopy groups of spheres.
Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, 63 (4), .
(doi:10.1017/S001309152000036X).
Abstract
Let p be prime. We prove that, for n odd, the p-torsion part of πq(Sn) has cardinality at most and hence has rank at most 21/(p−1)(q−n+3−2p). for p = 2, these results also hold for n even. The best bounds proven in the existing literature are and 2q−n+1, respectively, both due to Hans–Werner Henn. The main point of our result is therefore that the bound grows more slowly for larger primes. As a corollary of work of Henn, we obtain a similar result for the homotopy groups of a broader class of spaces.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 October 2020
Published date: 5 November 2020
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