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The Exotic $K(2)$-Local Picard Group at the Prime $2$

Algebraic Topology 2026-02-20 v3

Abstract

We calculate the group κ2\kappa_2 of exotic elements in the K(2)K(2)-local Picard group at the prime 22 and find it is a group of order 292^9 isomorphic to (Z/8)2×(Z/2)3(\mathbb{Z}/8)^2 \times (\mathbb{Z}/2)^3. In order to do this we must define and exploit a variety of different ways of constructing elements in the Picard group, and this requires a significant exploration of the theory. The most innovative technique, which so far has worked best at the prime 22, is the use of a JJ-homomorphism from the group of real representations of finite quotients of the Morava stabilizer group to the K(n)K(n)-local Picard group.

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@article{arxiv.2212.07858,
  title  = {The Exotic $K(2)$-Local Picard Group at the Prime $2$},
  author = {Agnes Beaudry and Irina Bobkova and Paul G. Goerss and Hans-Werner Henn and Viet-Cuong Pham and Vesna Stojanoska},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.07858},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Minor revisions in the introduction and references