Peter May

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At the University of Chicago since 1967. Mainly known as an algebraic topologist.
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Do we still need model categories?
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Mathematical “urban legends”
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Kervaire invariant: Why dimension 126 especially difficult?
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Algebraic Topology Beyond the Basics:Any Texts Bridging The Gap?
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Writing papers in pre-LaTeX era?
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Heuristic behind $A_{\infty}$ - algebras
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Natural transformations as categorical homotopies
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Does the category of topological symmetric spectra satisfy the monoid axiom ?
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Are spectra really the same as cohomology theories?
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Why are monads useful?
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Computations in $\infty$-categories (2)
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Computing homotopies
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Modern Source for Spectra (including Ring Spectra)
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Finiteness of stable homotopy groups of spheres
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Universal Property of the Smash Product (of pointed spaces) (2)
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Equivariant homotopy theory: some history questions
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Techniques for computing cup products in singular cohomology
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Definition of an E-infinity algebra
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Classifying spaces of E_1 - spaces
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The category of posets
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Some calculations with the Adams spectral sequence and the cobar complex
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Is there a free cohomology ring space functor?
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Is there the Whitehead theorem for cohomology theory?
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A question about the topological proofs of Bott periodicity
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Are there universe-indexed spectra over simplicial sets? (2)
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Do people still use Massey Products for computations in the Adams Spectral Sequence
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A toolbox for algebraic topology
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Units of MO and MU
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Segal’s Original Definition of a Topological Category
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“A gentleman never chooses a basis.” (2)
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