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Calculating obstruction groups for E-infinity ring spectra

Algebraic Topology 2017-09-28 v1

Abstract

We describe a special instance of the Goerss-Hopkins obstruction theory, due to Senger, for calculating the moduli of EE_\infty ring spectra with given mod-pp homology. In particular, for the 22-primary Brown-Peterson spectrum we give a chain complex that calculates the first obstruction groups, locate the first potential genuine obstructions, and discuss how some of the obstruction classes can be interpreted in terms of secondary operations.

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@article{arxiv.1709.09629,
  title  = {Calculating obstruction groups for E-infinity ring spectra},
  author = {Tyler Lawson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.09629},
  year   = {2017}
}

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27 pages. Comments welcome

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