Universal homotopy associative, homotopy commutative $H$-spaces and the EHP spectral sequence

Grbić, Jelena (2006) Universal homotopy associative, homotopy commutative $H$-spaces and the EHP spectral sequence. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 140 (3). pp. 377-400. ISSN 0305-0041

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Abstract

Assume that all spaces and maps are localised at a fixed prime $p$. We study the possibility of generating a universal space $U(X)$ from a space $X$ which is universal in the category of homotopy associative, homotopy commutative $H$-spaces in the sense that any map $f\colon X\to Y$ to a homotopy associative, homotopy commutative $H$-space extends to a uniquely determined $H$-map $\overline{f}\colon U(X)\to Y$. Developing a method for recognising certain universal spaces, we show the existence of the universal space $F_2(n)$ of a certain three-cell complex $L$. Using this specific example, we derive some consequences for the calculation of the unstable homotopy groups of spheres, namely, we obtain a formula for the $d_1$-differential of the EHP-spectral sequence valid in a certain range.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	MSC 2010, the AMS's Mathematics Subject Classification > 13 Commutative rings and algebras MSC 2010, the AMS's Mathematics Subject Classification > 52 Convex and discrete geometry MSC 2010, the AMS's Mathematics Subject Classification > 55 Algebraic topology
Depositing User:	Ms Lucy van Russelt
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2007
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2017 14:12
URI:	https://eprints.maths.manchester.ac.uk/id/eprint/917

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