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Let $P_k:= \mathbb{F}_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_k]$ be the polynomial algebra in $k$ variables with the degree of each $x_i$ being $1,$ regarded as a module over the mod-$2$ Steenrod algebra $\mathcal{A},$ and let $GL_k$ be the general linear…

Let $P_k$ be the graded polynomial algebra $\mathbb F_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_k]$ with the degree of each generator $x_i$ being 1, where $\mathbb F_2$ denote the prime field of two elements, and let $GL_k$ be the general linear group over…

Let $P_k$ be the graded polynomial algebra $\mathbb F_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_k]$ over the prime field $\mathbb F_2$ with two elements and the degree of each variable $x_i$ being 1, and let $GL_k$ be the general linear group over $\mathbb F_2$…

Let $P_{k}=H^{*}((\mathbb{R}P^{\infty})^{k})$ be the modulo-$2$ cohomology algebra of the direct product of $k$ copies of infinite dimensional real projective spaces $\mathbb{R}P^{\infty}$. Then, $P_{k}$ is isomorphic to the graded…

Let $P_k$ be the polynomial algebra $\mathbb F_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_k]$ over the field $\mathbb F_2$ with two elements, in $k$ variables $x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_k$, each variable of degree 1. Denote by $GL_k$ the general linear group over…

Let $\mathscr A$ denote the classical singly-graded Steenrod algebra over the binary field $\mathbb Z/2.$ We write $P_k:=\mathbb Z/2[t_1, t_2, \ldots, t_k]$ as the polynomial algebra on $k$ generators, each having a degree of one. Let…

Write $P_k:= \mathbb F_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_k]$ for the polynomial algebra over the prime field $\mathbb F_2$ with two elements, in $k$ generators $x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_k$, each of degree 1. The polynomial algebra $P_k$ is considered as a…

Let $\mathscr A$ be the Steenrod algebra over the field of characteristic two, $\mathbb F_2.$ Denote by $GL(q)$ the general linear group of rank $q$ over $\mathbb F_2.$ The algebraic transfer, introduced by W. Singer [Math. Z. 202 (1989),…

In recent decades, the structure of the mod-2 cohomology of the Steenrod ring $\mathscr A$ has become a major subject of study in the field of Algebraic Topology. One of the earliest attempts to study this cohomology through the use of…

Let $A$ be the Steenrod algebra over the finite field $k := \mathbb Z_2$ and $G(q)$ be the general linear group of rank $q$ over $k.$ A well-known open problem in algebraic topology is the explicit determination of the cohomology groups of…

Let $P_s:= \mathbb F_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_s]$ be the graded polynomial algebra over the prime field of two elements, $\mathbb F_2$, in $s$ variables $x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_s$, each of degree one. This algebra is considered as a graded module…

Computing the cohomology of the 2-primary Steenrod algebra $\mathbb{A}$ is a central problem in algebraic topology, as it forms the $E_2$-term of the Adams spectral sequence converging to the stable homotopy groups of spheres. The Singer…

The Singer algebraic transfer is a fundamental homomorphism in algebraic topology, providing a bridge between the homology of classifying spaces and the cohomology of the Steenrod algebra $\mathcal{A}$, which forms the $E_2$-term of the…

This paper develops our previous works concerning the classical Peterson hit problem for the polynomial algebra on five variables over the mod--2 Steenrod algebra $\mathscr A$ in a generic family of degrees, together with applications to…

Writing $\mathbb A$ for the 2-primary Steenrod algebra, which is the algebra of stable natural endomorphisms of the mod 2 cohomology functor on topological spaces. Working at the prime 2, computing the cohomology of $\mathbb A$ is an…

Let V be a mod 2 vector space of rank k. W. Singer defined a transfer homomorphism from the GL(k,2) coinvariants of the primitives in the homology of BV to the cohomology of the Steenrod algebra, as an algebraic version of the geometric…

Let $A$ denote the Steenrod algebra at the prime 2 and let $k = \mathbb Z_2.$ An open problem of homotopy theory is to determine a minimal set of $A$-generators for the polynomial ring $P_q = k[x_1, \ldots, x_q] = H^{*}(k^{q}, k)$ on $q$…

This paper investigates Singer's conjecture by examining the cohit module $\mathbb F_2\otimes_{\mathcal A}P^{\otimes h}$ for specific degrees and values of $h$. Utilizing hit problem techniques, we extend previous work by Mothebe et al. and…

Let $P_k$ be the graded polynomial algebra $\mathbb F_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_k]$ with the degree of each generator $x_i$ being 1, where $\mathbb F_2$ denote the prime field with two elements. The hit problem of Frank Peterson asks for a…

The Singer transfer provides an interesting connection between modular representation theory and the cohomology of the Steenrod algebra. We discuss a version of `Quillen stratification' theorem for the Singer transfer and its consequences.