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On the relation between Dyer-Lashof algebra and the hit problems

Algebraic Topology 2016-08-16 v2

Abstract

The aim of this note is to use geometric methods to study the hit problem of Peterson for HRP×kH_*\mathbb{R} P^{\times k} as well as the symmetric hit problem of Janfada and Wood for HBO(k)H_*BO(k). We continue by exploring the applications of the results of \cite{Zare-symmetric} on the A\mathcal{A}-annihilated generators of HQXH_*QX to obtain a family of generic `new' examples of A\mathcal{A}-annihilated in H(Z×BO)H_*(\mathbb{Z}\times BO) and HBOH_*BO, i.e. the case of stable symmetric hit problem, where an essential step is provided by the infinite loop space structure on BOBO implied by the Bott periodicity. Applying a length filtration allows to state our results in the case of symmetric hit problem for HBO(k)H_*BO(k). Using the Becker-Gottlieb transfer associated to RP×k=BO(1)×kBO(k)\mathbb{R} P^{\times k}=BO(1)^{\times k}\to BO(k) we are able to restate our results for the classic hit problem of HRP×kH_*\mathbb{R} P^{\times k}. We use the phrase `stable hit problem' to the study of hit problem for HRP×kH_*\mathbb{R} P^{\times k} for all k>0k>0 at once, which allows to use multiplicative structures on which we seem to have taken some new steps after \cite{Ault-Singer}. Our new examples depend on specific numerical conditions of which we have provided an algorithm to construct in \cite{Zare-symmetric}. The methodological outcome is that such conditions also have to taken into account while dealing with counting arguments. The numerical conditions we obtain seem to have not appeared in the literature in this context, although they may include previous ones as examples. Therefore, our work provides an infinite family of new examples and consequently raises the lower bounds obtained previously.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1603.06271,
  title  = {On the relation between Dyer-Lashof algebra and the hit problems},
  author = {Hadi Zare},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.06271},
  year   = {2016}
}

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