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Model Categories for Orthogonal Calculus

Algebraic Topology 2015-03-17 v3

Abstract

We restate the notion of orthogonal calculus in terms of model categories. This provides a cleaner set of results and makes the role of O(n)-equivariance clearer. Thus we develop model structures for the category of n-polynomial and n-homogeneous functors, along with Quillen pairs relating them. We then classify n-homogeneous functors, via a zig-zag of Quillen equivalences, in terms of spectra with an O(n)-action. This improves upon the classification of Weiss. As an application, we develop a variant of orthogonal calculus by replacing topological spaces with orthogonal spectra.

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@article{arxiv.1101.4099,
  title  = {Model Categories for Orthogonal Calculus},
  author = {David Barnes and Peter Oman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.4099},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

36 pages, added a new section introducing spaces with a group action, minor corrections from previous version

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