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An attempt at an alternative calculation of the rank of $\pi_n(MO)$

$\newcommand{\a}{\mathfrak a}\newcommand{\Z}{\mathbb Z}$Let $MO$ be the Thom Spectrum, then I am trying to come up with an alternative calculation that the rank of $\pi_n(MO)$ as a $\Z_2$ vector space ...
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Technology for various models of spectra

There are a couple different models for spectra, or constructions of the categories of spectra that have the desired properties (homotopically and otherwise). The construction of the Categories of $S$-...
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Identifying $d_1$ in the Atiyah-Hirzebruch-Serre spectral sequence

In A Primer on Spectral Sequences (also later published in More Concise Algebraic Topology), J. Peter May describes the Serre Spectral Sequence for any homology theory. To recap, suppose $p\colon E\...
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Are the $K(n)$-local $E_n$-Adams spectral sequences isomorphic to the Adams-Novikov spectral sequences?

Let $H$ be a closed subgroup of the Morava stabilizer group $\mathbb G_n$. [Devinatz-Hopkins, Prop. 6.7] identifies the $K(n)$-local $E_n$-Adams spectral sequence for $E_n^{hH}$ as the homotopy fixed ...
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A question about spectral sequences

In the following proof (from The pontrjagin numbers of an orbit map and generalized G-signature theorem by Hsu-Tung Ku & Mei-Chin Ku https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/BFb0085610), it is ...
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Topological groups satisfying the Borel transgression theorem

I am using the Borel transgression theorem as given in Mimura and Toda's "Topology of Lie groups I and II", page 378, Theorem 2.7. I know that it applies when the fiber has the homotopy type ...
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What are some good examples of spectral sequences which degenerate after the first nontrivial differential?

The difference between algebraic geometry and algebraic topology is that in AG, you usually hope that your spectral sequences degenerate immediately at the $E_2$ page. In AT, you often have to live ...
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Loop-space functor on cohomology

For a pointed space $X$ and an Abelian group $G$, the loop-space functor induces a homomorphism $\omega:H^n(X,G)\to H^{n-1}(\Omega X,G)$. More concretely, $\omega$ is given by the Puppe sequence $$\...
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A question about the localization theorem of Borel-Hsiang and spectral sequence

Suppose that $T$ is a torus acting on a topological space $X $. Let $T\longrightarrow E_{T}\longrightarrow B_{T}$ be the universal $T$-bundle. Let $X\longrightarrow X_{T}\longrightarrow B_{T}$ be the ...
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Spectral sequence in Adams's book, Theorem 8.2

I am having trouble in understanding Theorem 8.2 of Adams's book and the application afterwards of constructing the spectral sequence. I think I should prove somehow that the spectral sequence in this ...
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Reference request: cohomology of Eilenberg Maclane spaces with $p$-local groups

In Rudyak's 'On Thom Spectra, Orientability, and Cobordism', the following fact is used: Let $\mathbb{Z}_{(p)}$ be $\mathbb{Z}$ localized at the ideal $(p)$. Let $\pi,\tau$ be two cyclic $\mathbb{...
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Two spectral sequences arising from a simplicial spectrum

Let $X_\bullet$ be a simplicial spectrum, and let $X = |X_\bullet|$ be the geometric realization. Let's assume each $X_n$ is connective. From this situation, we can form two filtrations on $X$: the ...
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Differentials in the Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence for a bounded generalized cohomology theory

$\newcommand{\res}{\mathrm{res}}$Let $X$ be a connected finite CW complex, and let $E$ be a bounded spectrum. For simplicity, let me assume that it has homotopy groups concentrated in degrees 0,1,2. ...
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Classifying space of a non-discrete group and relationship between group homology and topological homology of Lie groups

I have a very soft question which might be very standard in textbooks or literature but I haven't seen it. To a fixed group $G$ we may attach different topologies to make it different topological ...
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Spectral sequences and short exact sequences

Suppose I take a short exact sequence of filtered chain complexes: $$0\to A\xrightarrow{p} B\xrightarrow{q} C\to 0$$ We assume that $p$ and $q$ are filtration-preserving, so that $p(F_rA)\subseteq ...
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Image of J in the classical Adams Spectral Sequence

Hey all, I know that in some versions of the Adams Spectral Sequence you can easily identify the image of $J$, and I was wondering if there was a way to identify the image of $J$ in the $E_2$ page of ...
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Different flavours of Vassiliev Conjecture

There is something that puzzles me about "Vassiliev's Conjecture". I am sure I am missing some detail which is obvious to the community, since there are several tightly related kind of ...
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Notation for spectral sequences [closed]

Every single spectral sequence I have seen in my life was denoted by $E$. Even when there is more than one spectral sequence, people tend to use the same letter with some workaround (e.g. a fourth ...
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When is the cohomology of a fiber bundle a tensor product?

Let $F\rightarrow E\rightarrow B$ be a fiber bundle. Let $\pi_1$ be the fundamental group of $B$ with base point say $b_0$. In the following we are considering cohomology with coefficients in $\mathbb{...
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The second stable homotopy group

I am interested in the low-degree stable homotopy group $\pi_2^{s}(X)$ of a path-connected space $X$. Using the Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence, we have the short exact sequence $0\to H_1(X,\...
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Interpreting the edges in the Serre spectral sequence

Let $F \hookrightarrow E \stackrel{\pi}{\rightarrow} B$ be a fiber bundle. For simplicity, assume that $F$ is connected, that $B$ is $1$-connected, and that $B$ is a CW complex. Consider the Serre ...
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Spectral sequence for two fibrations

Given maps of fibrations, i.e. commutative diagrams of smooth manifolds $$\begin{matrix} \ F & \to & E &\to & B \\\ \downarrow & & \downarrow & & \downarrow \\\ \ F'...
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infinite families in stable homotopy groups

The question is about infinite families in stable homotopy groups. Yes, there are some Q&A about the topic. But I wonder if the order of Mahowald's elements is known? in Green Book it mentioned ...
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"Standard computations" with stable Hopf invariants

I am struggling in understanding the proof of Lemma 10.6 of the paper "Mapping class groups and function spaces" by Bodigheimer, Cohen and Peim http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/cfb/...
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Relation between cohomology operations and the Adams spectral sequence

$\newcommand{\Z}{\mathbb Z} \DeclareMathOperator{\Ext}{Ext} \DeclareMathOperator{\Cone}{Cone}$ I'm trying to understand how higher order cohomology operations are related to the Adams spectral ...
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Explicit description of the Leray spectral sequence with compact supports for a fibration

Consider a locally trivial fibration $f: E \to B$ with fiber $F = \mathbb{C}^n$. The Leray spectral sequence with compact supports is $$ E_2: H^p_c(B, \underline{H^q_c(F)}) \implies H^{p+q}_c(E). $$ ...
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Explicit computation of hyper Ext in terms of the homologies of the input chain complexes

This question was asked on math.stackexchange and didn't receive any traction, so I'm turning to the MO community. Hello! Let $C_{\bullet}$ and $D_{\bullet}$ be chain complexes of $R$-modules for some ...
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Name for the "other term" in a derived exact couple

I'm building a spectral sequence using an exact couple $D^1 \to D^1 \to E^1 \to D^1$, with $k$th derived exact couple $D^k \to D^k \to E^k \to D^k$. In this case, I happen to have more information ...
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Higher order differentials of Bockstein spectral sequence

The Bockstein SS is obtained from the exact sequence $$0\to\mathbb{Z}\xrightarrow{2}\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{Z}/2\to 0$$ with $E_1^p=H^p(X,\mathbb{Z}/2)$ and the differential $d_1=Sq^1$. How to identify ...
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The $\pi_1(BM)$ action on $H^*(BH,R)$ in a Serre fibration $BH\to BG\to BM$

$R$ is a ring. Applying the Serre spectral sequence to a fibration $F\to E\to B$, to avoid local coefficients, we need to require that $\pi_1(B)$ acts on $H^*(F, R)$ trivially. Consider a fibration of ...
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Spectral sequences associated to cohomologies of simplicial type and derived-functor type: Proof of convergence

Assume I have two cohomology theories $\mathrm{\tilde{H}^{*}}$ and $\mathrm{H^{*}}$, the latter being defined over a Grothendieck site $X$ as the derived functor of some left-exact covariant functor $\...
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The Hochschild–Serre spectral sequence and cup products

Let $X$ be a variety over a field $k$ with separable closure $k_s$. Let $A$, $B$ be étale sheaves on $X$. Consider now the Hochschild–Serre spectral sequences. \begin{align*} E_2^{pq}: H^p(k, H^q(X_{...
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Is the 4-line of the E_2 term of the classical Adams spectral sequence known?

In other words: What is $\mathrm{Ext}_{\mathcal{A}}^{4,t}(\mathbb{Z}/2,\mathbb{Z}/2)$? If the 4-line is not known, how much is known about it? Here, $\mathcal{A}$ is the 2-primary Steenrod ...
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Does Kudo's transgression theorem still hold when the coefficient is ℤ/pⁿℤ?

I am trying to compute a Lyndon–Hochschild–Serre spectral sequence with coefficient $\mathbb{Z}/p^2\mathbb{Z}$, where $p$ is an odd prime, and Kudo's transgression theorem looks like a good tool for ...
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Cohomology ring $H^*(BG,\mathbb{Z}_2)$ for $G=\mathbb{Z}_2\ltimes B^2\mathbb{Z}^2$

$$ \newcommand{\Z}{\mathbb{Z}} $$ Consider the group $G=\Z_2\ltimes B^2\Z^2$ where $\Z_2$ acts on $\Z^2$ by interchanging the two factors of $\Z^2$, hence $\Z_2$ also acts on the Eilenberg-MacLane ...
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Cohomology spectral sequence of a CW complex filtered by its skeletons

Let $X$ be a CW complex. Suppose, $$\emptyset\subset X^0\subset X^1\subset \cdots \subset X^p\subset \cdots \subset X= \bigcup_{i=0}^{\infty} X^i,$$ is a filtration of $X$ by its skeletons $X^i$. Now ...
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Thom spectrum of $(\mathrm{Spin}\times_{Z_2} \mathrm{SO}(d))$

$\DeclareMathOperator\MSO{MSO}\DeclareMathOperator\MSpin{MSpin}\DeclareMathOperator\SO{SO}\DeclareMathOperator\BSO{BSO}\DeclareMathOperator\BG{BG}\DeclareMathOperator\BO{BO}\DeclareMathOperator\MG{MG}\...
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Computations using "Stover's spectral sequence"

In this article from 1990, Stover describes a specral sequence which converges to the higher homotopy groups of the homotopy colimit of a diagram $\underline{X}$ of topological spaces. The second ...
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Can we construct a filtered chain complex from a spectral sequence?

Suppose $\{(E_r,d_r)\}$ for $r>0$ forms a spectral sequence over a field $\mathbb{F}$, i.e. for any $r$, $(E_r,d_r)$ is a chain complex over $\mathbb{F}$ and $E_{r+1}=H(E_r,d_r)$. For simplicity, ...
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Cohomology of BG, G non-connected Lie group, and spectral sequence relating to classifying space of connected component of the identity

Suppose $G$ is a Lie group, with $\pi_0(G)$ not necessarily finite, but might as well assume $G_0$, the connected component of the identity, is compact. In the case that $\pi_0(G)$ is finite, then we ...
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Spectral sequence from a stratification by closed subvarieties

I am looking for a reference for the following result: If $X$ is an algebraic variety and $$X = T_n \supset T_{n-1} \supset \cdots \supset T_{-1} = \varnothing$$ is a stratification (edit: filtration) ...
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Adams blue book lemma 17.14: computing a $\mathbb{F}_2$ basis for a filtration of $H\mathbb{Z}_*(bu \wedge bu)$

First off let me apologize for not being able to give all the context for this question. I'm learning how to do computations in stable homotopy theory and have been particularly spending a lot of time ...
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Spectral sequences as deformation theory

I believe that running the spectral sequence of a filtered complex / spectrum $ \cdots \to F_n \to F_{n+1} \to \cdots$ can be viewed as doing deformation theory in some very primitive "derived ...
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Geometric filtration for Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence

I'm reading the paper by Eilenberg-Moore (https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF02564371.pdf) about the Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence. In section 11, they introduce the notion of ...
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Spectral sequences in algebraic topology [duplicate]

What books/articles do you recommend for learning spectral sequences? I am interested in their applications to algebraic topology, particularly to understand the homology of fibre bundles. I have a ...
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Conditions under which the preimage of a submanifold in nontrivial in homology

Let $\pi: M^{n+k} \to N^n$ be a fibre bundle with fibre $F$ between compact smooth manifolds. What are “mild” sufficient conditions on the topology of $M$, $N$ and $F$ so that given a closed $p$-...
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What does convergence of a Bousfield-Kan spectral sequence say about the homotopy type of the totalization?

Given a cosimplicial space or spectrum $X^\bullet$, there is an associated Bousfield-Kan spectral sequence. This starts out as the bigraded object obtained by taking homotopy groups of each $X^n$ and ...
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Differentials in spectral sequences and Massey products

Consider a multiplicative spectral sequence such as the cohomological Serre spectral. It is known that differentials will satisfy a Leibniz rule. Is there a clean statement involving differentials and ...
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$\pi_{2p^kn - 1}(P^{2n+1}(p^r))$ contains a $\mathbb{Z}_{p^{r+1}}$ summand

I am reading Neisendorfer's paper Samelson products and exponents of homotopy groups and related papers. I am stuck on theorem 14.1 on page 21, which says that there exists a $\mathbb{Z}_{p^{r+1}}$ ...
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Prove or disprove that there exists no $G$ structure with its bordism group $\Omega_1^{G} =\mathbb{Z}/N$ for $N>2$

It can be found that there are the following bordism group $\Omega_0^{G}$ at $d=0$ and 1 dimensions by requiring $G$ structure for $d$-manifolds: $$ \Omega_0^{SO} = \mathbb{Z} , \quad \Omega_1^{SO} = ...

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