Uniqueness of BP<n>
Algebraic Topology
2015-01-08 v1
Abstract
Fix a prime number p and a non-negative integer n. We prove that if a p-complete spectrum X satisfying a mild finiteness condition has the same mod p cohomology as BP<n> as a module over the Steenrod algebra, then X is weak homotopy equivalent to the p-completion of BP<n>.
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@article{arxiv.1501.01448,
title = {Uniqueness of BP<n>},
author = {Vigleik Angeltveit and John A. Lind},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.01448},
year = {2015}
}
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