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Non-linear proper Fredholm maps and the stable homotopy groups of spheres

Algebraic Topology 2023-07-18 v1 Functional Analysis Geometric Topology K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

We classify non-linear proper Fredholm maps between Hilbert spaces, up to proper homotopy, in terms of the stable homotopy groups of spheres. We show that there is a surjective map from the stable homotopy groups of spheres to the set of non-linear proper Fredholm maps up to proper homotopy and determine the non-trivial kernel. We also discuss the case of oriented non-linear proper Fredholm maps which are in bijection with the stable homotopy groups of spheres.

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@article{arxiv.2307.08020,
  title  = {Non-linear proper Fredholm maps and the stable homotopy groups of spheres},
  author = {Thomas O. Rot and Lauran Toussaint},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.08020},
  year   = {2023}
}

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9 pages. Comments welcome