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It's possible to view nonconnectivity for spectra as arising from enlarging Segal's category $\Gamma^\mathsf{op}\overset{\mathrm{def}}{=}\mathsf{Sk}(\mathrm{FinSets}_*)$ to the $\infty$-category of finite pointed spaces $\mathcal{S}^\mathrm{fin}_*$, see Dmitri's answer here.

I'm interested on whether the following refinement of this statement is true:

We have an equivalence of $\infty$-categories $$\mathsf{Exc}_*(\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*},\mathcal{S})\overset{\mathrm{eq.}}{\cong}\mathsf{Sp}_{\geq-n},$$ where

  • $\mathsf{Exc}_*(\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*},\mathcal{S})$ is the $\infty$-category of reduced excisive functors from the $\infty$-category $\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*}$ of finite $n$-truncated pointed spaces;
  • $\mathsf{Sp}_{\geq-n}$ is the $\infty$-category of $(-n-1)$-connected spectra.

The $n=0$ case of the above statement is true; again, see Dmitri's answer.


Additionally, we have a fully faithful inclusion of $\infty$-categories $\iota\colon\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*}\hookrightarrow\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{*}$, giving functors \begin{align*} \iota^* &\colon \mathsf{Sp}\to\mathsf{Exc}_*(\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*},\mathcal{S}),\\ \mathrm{Lan}_{\iota} &\colon \mathsf{Exc}_*(\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*},\mathcal{S})\to\mathsf{Sp},\\ \mathrm{Ran}_{\iota} &\colon \mathsf{Exc}_*(\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*},\mathcal{S})\to\mathsf{Sp}. \end{align*} If we indeed have $\mathsf{Exc}_*(\mathcal{S}^{\mathrm{fin}}_{\leq n,*},\mathcal{S})\overset{\mathrm{eq.}}{\cong}\mathsf{Sp}_{\geq-n}$ as above, it would be natural to wonder if $\iota^*$ is just $(-n-1)$-truncation of spectra. If the above quoted statement is true, is $\iota^*$ indeed given by $(-n-1)$-truncation? What about $\mathrm{Lan}_{\iota}$ and $\mathrm{Ran}_{\iota}$?

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    $\begingroup$ The case $n=0$ is far from true: every 1-excisive functor $\mathrm{Fin}_*\to \mathcal S$ is constant... $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 21, 2021 at 7:38
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    $\begingroup$ $n$-connective spectra are reduced excisive functors $\mathcal S^\mathrm{fin}_*\to\mathcal S$ that increase connectivity by at least $n$. A statement which I think goes in the direction you want is that such functors are determined by their restriction to finite wedges of spheres $S^k$ with $k\leq n$. In particular they are determined by their restriction to finite pointed spaces of homotopy dimension $\leq n$, which is very different from $n$-truncated spaces. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 21, 2021 at 7:47
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    $\begingroup$ $n$ became $-n$ in the middle of my previous comment, but hopefully what I meant is clear. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 21, 2021 at 7:58
  • $\begingroup$ @MarcHoyois Oh right, I completely misunderstood Dmitri's answer. Also, the statement you mentioned about homotopy dimension goes precisely in the direction I wanted. Thanks! $\endgroup$
    – Emily
    Commented Aug 23, 2021 at 3:08

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