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Equivariant Steenrod Operations

Algebraic Topology 2026-02-03 v2

Abstract

We introduce the notion of R\mathrm{R}-Eulerian sequences for any N\mathcal{N}_\infty-ring spectrum R\mathrm{R} of finite orientation order. We prove that each R\mathrm{R}-Eulerian sequence determines a stable R\mathrm{R}-cohomology operation. Furthermore, we show that the collection of R\mathrm{R}-Eulerian sequences carries a natural additive and a multiplicative structure which is linear over the coefficient ring. As an application, we specialize to equivariant ordinary cohomology with coefficients in finite fields and construct genuine equivariant Steenrod operations for all finite groups.

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@article{arxiv.2511.09816,
  title  = {Equivariant Steenrod Operations},
  author = {Prasit Bhattacharya and Alex Waugh and Mingcong Zeng and Foling Zou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.09816},
  year   = {2026}
}
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