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From Representation Theory to Homotopy Groups | | Donald M. Davis
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9 Dec 1998 | | Subject: | Algebraic Topology; K-Theory and Homology MSC-class: 55T15 | math.AT math.KT | | Abstract: | Bousfield recently gave a formula for the odd-primary v1-periodic homotopy groups of a finite H-space in terms of its K-theory and Adams operations. We apply Bousfield’s theorem to give explicit determinations of the v1-periodic homotopy groups of (E8,5) and (E8,3), thus completing the determination of all odd-primary v1-periodic homotopy groups of compact simple Lie groups, a project suggested by Mimura in 1989. The method involves no homotopy theoretic input and no spectral sequences. The input is the second eexterior power operation in the representation ring of E8, which we determine using specialized software. This can be interpreted as giving the Adams operation psi^2 in K(E8). Eigenvectors of psi^2 must also be eigenvectors of psi^k for any k. The matrix of these eigenvectors is the key to the analysis. Its determinant is closely related to the homotopy decomposition of E8 localized at each prime. By taking careful combinations of eigenvectors, we obtain a set of generators of K(E8) on which we have a nice formula for all Adams operations. Bousfield’s theorem (and much Maple computation) allows us to obtain the v1-periodic homotopy groups. | | Source: | arXiv, math.AT/9812057 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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