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Unstable $1$-semiadditivity as classifying Goodwillie towers

Algebraic Topology 2026-02-03 v3 Category Theory

Abstract

A stable \infty-category is 11-semiadditive if the norms for all finite group actions are equivalences. In the presence of 11-semiadditivity, Goodwillie calculus simplifies drastically. We introduce two variants of 11-semiadditivity for an \infty-category CC and study their relation to the Goodwillie calculus of functors C\s(C)C \rightarrow \s(C). We demonstrate that these variations of 11-semiadditivity are complete obstructions to the problem of endowing F\partial_\ast F with either a right module or a divided power right module structure which completely classifies the Goodwillie tower of FF. We find applications to algebraic localizations of spaces, the Morita theory of operads, and bar-cobar duality of algebras. Along the way, we address several milestones in these areas including: Lie structures in the Goodwillie calculus of spaces, spectral Lie algebra models of vhv_h-periodic homotopy theory, and the Poincar\'e/Koszul duality of EdE_d-algebras.

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@article{arxiv.2506.11245,
  title  = {Unstable $1$-semiadditivity as classifying Goodwillie towers},
  author = {Connor Malin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.11245},
  year   = {2026}
}

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62 pages; submitted version

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