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Atiyah's paper on complex structures on $S^6$

M. Atiyah has posted a preprint on arXiv on the non-existence of complex structure on the sphere $S^6$. https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.09366 It relies on the topological $K$-theory $KR$ and in ...
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What is the current understanding regarding complex structures on the 6-sphere?

In October 2016, Atiyah famously posted a preprint to the arXiv, "The Non-Existent Complex 6-Sphere" containing a very brief proof $S^6$ admits no complex structure, which I immediately read and ...
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Homology of $\mathrm{PGL}_2(F)$

Update: As mentioned below, the answer to the original question is a strong No. However, the case of $\pi_4$ remains, and actually I think that this one would follow from Suslin's conjecture on ...
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Chern character of a Representation

Let $G$ be a finite group. Under the identification of the representation ring $R_{\mathbb{C}}(G)$ with the equivariant K-theory $KU^0_G(\ast)$ of the point, followed by Atiyah-Segal completion-...
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Functor that maps to both $KO^n$ and $KO^{-n}$

(my question is also meaningful for complex K-theory, but since Kn(X) is always isomorphic to K-n(X), it's less interesting) I start by recalling the analytic definition of KO-theory: The following ...
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Computational complexity of topological K-theory

I am a novice with K-theory trying to understand what is and what is not possible. Given a finite simplicial complex $X$, there of course elementary ways to quickly compute the cohomology of $X$ with ...
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derived category of equivariant coherent sheaves and fixed points

The K-group $K^T(X)$ of $T$(torus)-equivariant coherent sheaves on a variety $X$ is isomorphic to $K^T(X^T)$, that of the fixed point locus via the inclusion homomorphism, when we tensor the quotient ...
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Is this a model for $K$-theory of a triangulated category?

The recent question Complete the following sequence: point, triangle, octahedron, . . . in a dg-category reminded me of something I wanted to clarify long time ago; most likely this is now well known ...
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What is the symmetric monoidal functor from Clifford algebras to invertible K-module spectra?

There ought to be a symmetric monoidal functor from the symmetric monoidal $2$-groupoid whose objects are Morita-invertible real superalgebras (precisely the Clifford algebras), morphisms are ...
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A curious switch in infinite dimensions

Let $V$ be a finite dimensional real vector space. Let $GL(V)$ be the set of invertible linear transformations, and $\Phi(V)$ be the set of all linear transformations. We can also characterize $\Phi(V)...
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How boundedly generated is $SL_3(\mathbb{Z})$?

The group $G = \mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb{Z})$ is known to be boundedly generated, that is, there exists some $m \in \mathbb{N}$, and $g_1, \dots, g_m \in G$ such that we have the following equality of ...
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What is operator tmf?

One of the many wonderful things about K-theory, relative to other generalized cohomology theories, is that it can be defined for not-necessarily-commutative C*-algebras. The resulting construction, ...
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Do quotients of amenable groups C*-algebras satisfy the UCT?

Let G be a discrete amenable group. General Question: Let $J$ be an ideal of $C^*(G)$, the group C*-algebra of $G.$ Does $C^*(G)/J$ satisfy the universal coefficient theorem (UCT)? I am mainly ...
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Can we define spectral triples using the language of rigged Hilbert spaces?

The traditional mathematical approach to quantum mechanics, as developed by von Neumann, is based on Hilbert spaces and unbounded self-adjoint operators. Another approach, which more closely resembles ...
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K-theory and homology of groups

It is known that for any ring $R$, $$K_{1}(R)=H_{1}(GL_{\infty}(R), \mathbb{Z})$$ $$ K_{2}(R)= H_{2}(E_{\infty}(R),\mathbb{Z})$$ $$ K_{3}(R)= H_{3}(St_{\infty}(R),\mathbb{Z})$$ where $GL_{\infty}= ...
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Dennis trace map for stable $\infty$-category, naively

I'm trying to get more intiution about higher K-theory, Hochschild homology and the trace map between by thinking about these objects from an informal $\infty$-categorical perspective, instead of ...
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Hauptvermutung for non-manifolds

The Hauptvermutung proposes the following: if two finite simplicial complexes are homeomorphic then they are PL-homeomorphic, meaning that they have a common refinement. People are mostly interested ...
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Reference for equivariant Atiyah-Jänich theorem

The equivariant Atiyah-Jänich theorem is an isomorphism $$ [X,F]_G \cong K_G^0(X), $$ where $G$ is a compact Lie group, $X$ is a compact $G$-manifold, $F$ is the space of Fredholm operators on a ...
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Finite dimensional real division algebras

A celebrated theorem of Milnor and Kervaire asserts that any finite dimensional (not necessarily associative, unital) division algebra over the real numbers has dimension 1,2,4 or 8. This result is ...
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Can Quillen-Lichtenbaum recover Borel's computation?

Borel famously used analysis on symmetric spaces to compute the rationalised algebraic $K$-theory groups of rings of integers $\mathcal{O}_F$ in number fields, e.g. $K_i(\mathbb{Z}) \otimes \mathbb{Q}...
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Looking for an invariant similar to algebraic K-theory

I'm wondering if there is an invariant, similar to algebraic K-theory, topological hochshild homologic, topological cyclic homology etc... that has the following properties: a) It attach to each small ...
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The homotopy theory presented by a Waldhausen category

Waldhausen introduced his categories for the purposes of defining algebraic $K$-theory of suitable categories. From a modern perspective, it looks like he was really doing two things at once: ...
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Homology of Gersten complex for singular schemes

It is one of the important facts in K-theory/motivic cohomology that the Gersten-type complexes (for Quillen K-theory, Milnor K-theory or more generally Rost's cycle modules) are exact for smooth ...
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Criteria for a map of rings to induce an equivalence on K-theory?

Algebraic $K$-theory is Morita invariant, but surely it does not detect Morita equivalence. What are some examples of rings (or ring spectra) $R$ and $S$ that are not Morita equivalent, but ...
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Chromatic Homotopy Theory and Physics

Chromatic homotopy theory is a subfield of stable homotopy theory that studies complex-oriented cohomology theories from the "chromatic" point of view, which is based on Quillen's work relating ...
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Higher traces in Hochschild cohomology

Let $A$ be an associative algebra over a field $k$. Let $\rho:A \rightarrow \mathrm{End}(M)$ a left module, finite dimensional over $k$. Then the map $a \mapsto \mathrm{tr}_M \rho(a)$ is a well ...
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Direct proof of the equivalence of symmetric monoidal $K$-theory and exact sequence $K$-theory?

When all exact sequences split in $C$, we have $\Omega B C \simeq K(C):=\Omega Q(C)$. Heuristically, this is because the space of upper-triangular matrices is contractible. Can this be made precise? I ...
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Rosenberg's proof of Bass-Heller-Swan

I'm reading the proof the Bass-Heller-Swan Theorem in Rosenberg's book Algebraic K-Theory and Applications (Theorem 3.2.22), which asserts $$K_1(R[t,t^{-1}]) \cong K_0(R) \oplus K_1(R) \oplus NK^+_1(R)...
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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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Find a 4-manifold bounding a 3-torus with any abelian representation in SL_2

Fix $x,y,z\in \mathbb{C}^*$ and let $M=S^1\times S^1\times S^1$ with $\rho:\pi_1(M)\to \operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbb{C})$ mapping the three generators to diagonal matrices with entries $(x,x^{-1})$, $(y,...
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Recover the field from its Milnor K-groups

For every field $F$, consider $K_n^M(F)$ the $n$-th Milnor K-group of $F$ for each $n \in \Bbb N$, and form the Milnor K-ring $K^M(F)=\oplus_{n \geq 0}K^M_n(F)$. For instance, $K_1(F)=F^{\times}$. ...
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The term "absolute geometry"

My question concerns the so-called absolute geometry over the "field with one element" F_1 or over the spectrum $\mathrm{Spec}(F_1)$, cf. https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Borger%27s+absolute+geometry. I ...
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Is there a spectral sequence of Atiyah's topological KR-theory that can be used to compute basic examples?

For Segal's complex $G$-equivariant $K$-theory, it is well-known that there is an Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence. If say $G$ a finite group and $X$ a finite CW-complex, the second page of this ...
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Atiyah's paper "Non-existent complex 6-sphere"

I'm trying to understand the main idea of Atiyah's proof (https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.09366). Although there were discussions on MO year ago I couldn't find answers to my questions. Consider the ...
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Baum Connes conjecture and abstract isomorphism

Baum-Connes conjecture states that for a locally compact group $G$ the so called assebly map $\mu$ between $G$-equivariant K-homology of the universal example for proper actions of $G$ and K-theory of ...
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Segal-Freed-Hopkins-Teleman = Atiyah-Hirzebruch/Leray-Serre?

Freed-Hopkins-Teleman (section 3.7) generalise Segal's (Proposition 5.3) spectral sequence for equivariant K-theory to more general local quotient groupoids (that is, topological groupoids locally ...
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Complex $K$-theory of extended powers of a Moore spectrum

Consider a Moore spectrum $S^n/p$. Has the $K$-theory of the extended powers of $S^n/p$ been computed? For some context: equivalently, I'd like to have the free $E_\infty$-algebra over $KU$ on the $...
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Geometric vs combinatorial motives over Spec Z

Consider the category of reduced schemes of finite type over $\mathbb{Z}$. Take the Grothendieck group of this category, i.e. the free abelian group on isomorphism classes, modulo the usual "syzygy" ...
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Is the generation of rings by their units a question in K-theory?

Susan's question When can number rings be spanned (as $\mathbb{Z}$-modules) by units? smells like an algebraic K-theory question in disguise. I'll reformulate the question first: Given an integral ...
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H-space structure on the Calkin algebra

By the Atiyah-Jänich theorem the K-group $K^0(X)$ for a compact space $X$ may be represented as $[X, U(Q)]$, where $Q = B(H)/K(H)$ is the Calkin algebra and $H$ is a separable infinite dimensional ...
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Regarding the Gerstenhaber bracket on Hochschild cohomology and Morita equivalence

Associated to any $A_\infty$ $k$-algebra $A$ the Hochschild cochain complex $CH^*(A)$ has the structure of a dg-Lie algebra and a dg-algebra which are compatible enough that the cohomology is a ...
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Some questions about Clausen's third IHES lecture on Efimov K-theory

I have some questions about the last theorem stated by Clausen at https://youtu.be/2xNG4rHUC6U?si=yw9eYiygLegH0nQK&t=4319. I'm not very familar with the definitions, so please correct me about any ...
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Why are projectionless $C^*$-algebras important (Kadison's conjecture)

It was considered an important result for a long time to show that the reduced $C^*$-algebra of the free group $C^*_r(F_2)$ has no nontrivial projections. I believe this is also known as Kadison's ...
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Geometric motivation behind the Fredholm module definition

If $A$ is an involutive algebra over the complex numbers $\mathbb{C}$, then a Fredholm module over $A$ consists of an involutive representation of $A$ on a Hilbert space $H$, together with a self-...
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Torsion in Atiyah Singer index formula

In the papers of Atiyah and Singer, they first show their index theorem and then derive some index formulas. For the Fredholm index living in the integers, they use the fact that on spheres the Chern ...
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Is there a citeable source for generators and relations of simplicial sets?

Simplicial sets can be specified using generators and relations, in complete analogy with groups, rings, etc. More precisely, a system of generators of relations for a simplicial set consists of a ...
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Beilinson regulators and Bloch's mythological algebraic intermediate Jacobians

In the paper introducing his motivic cycle complexes, Bloch outlines a project he says he was going to return to in the future: Towards the end of page 270, he says, given a smooth projective variety ...
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Chern Classes or Chern character classes in the Lichtenbaum-Quillen conjecture?

Let $F$ be a number field, $\mathcal{O}$ its ring of integers, $r>1$ an integer and $\ell$ a prime number different from $2$. The Lichtenbaum-Quillen conjecture, now a theorem by Voevodsky, Rost, ...
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Which of the physics dualities are closest in essence to the Spanier-Whitehead duality (with a subquestion)?

First of all, what I want to ask is slightly more elaborate than what stands in the title (hence the subquestion). I am telling this since as it is, the title contains a meaningful question, but it ...
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Derived functor of Malcev completion ( = "rational K-theory")

By a theorem of Keune (which is more of definition rather then theorem per se) K-groups of ring $R$ are Puppe's derived functors of pronilpotent completion of $GL(R)$. They are derived in the most ...
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