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Non-factorisation of Arf-Kervaire classes through ${\mathbb RP}^{\infty} \wedge {\mathbb RP}^{\infty}$

Algebraic Topology 2010-02-26 v1

Abstract

As an application of the upper triangular technology method of (V.P. Snaith: {\em Stable homotopy -- around the Arf-Kervaire invariant}; Birkh\"{a}user Progress on Math. Series vol. 273 (April 2009)) it is shown that there do not exist stable homotopy classes of RPRP {\mathbb RP}^{\infty} \wedge {\mathbb RP}^{\infty} in dimension 2s+122^{s+1}-2 with s2s \geq 2 whose composition with the Hopf map to RP {\mathbb RP}^{\infty} followed by the Kahn-Priddy map gives an element in the stable homotopy of spheres of Arf-Kervaire invariant one.

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@article{arxiv.1002.4845,
  title  = {Non-factorisation of Arf-Kervaire classes through ${\mathbb RP}^{\infty} \wedge {\mathbb RP}^{\infty}$},
  author = {Victor Snaith},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.4845},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages

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