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Homotopy theory is an important sub-field of algebraic topology. It is mainly concerned with the properties and structures of spaces which are invariant under homotopy. Chief among these are the homotopy groups of spaces, specifically those of spheres. Homotopy theory includes a broad set of ideas and techniques, such as cohomology theories, spectra and stable homotopy theory, model categories, spectral sequences, and classifying spaces.

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Integral cohomology (stable) operations

A possibly interesting analogue of the formula $H\mathbb{F}_{2*} H\mathbb{F}_2 = \otimes_{i\ge1} \mathbb{F}_2[\xi_i]$ is $H\mathbb{Z}_{(2)*} H\mathbb{Z}_{(2)} = \bigotimes^\mathbb{L}_{i\ge1} \mathbb{ …
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Realizing $\mathcal{A}(2)//\mathcal{A}(1)$ by a finite spectrum

The $A(2)$-module structure on $A(2)//A(1)$ does not extend to an $A$-module structure. In particular, there is no spectrum $X$ with $H^*(X; F_2) = A(2)//A(1)$ as an $A(2)$-module. Additively, $A(2) …
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Open subspaces of CW complexes

It is not generally true that each open subset of a CW complex admits the structure of a CW complex. Counterexamples were given in \bib{MR1157891}{article}{ author={Cauty, Robert}, title={Sur …
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Differentials in the Adams Spectral Sequence for spheres at the prime p=2

With the aid of machine computations, you can readily determine the Adams differentials up to $t-s=30$ using the multiplicative structure, the relation between Steenrod operations in $\text{Ext}_A$ an …
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How well-defined is $\bar\kappa$ in the stable $20$-stem?

The $2$-completed stable $20$-stem $\pi_{20}(S)_2$ is cyclic of order $8$. Mimura and Toda (1963, Lemma 15.4) mr=157384 show the existence of a class $\bar\kappa_7 \in \pi_{27}(S^7)$ whose stable cla …
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What is π_1(BG) for an arbitrary topological group $G$?

The first reference in this general area was: N. E. Steenrod, "Milgram's classifying space of a topological group", Topology 7 (1968) 349–368. Working in the category of compactly generated …
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What are some good examples of spectral sequences which degenerate after the first nontrivia...

Some examples with one nonzero family of differentials: The classical Adams spectral sequence for $j/p$, the connective image-of-J spectrum reduced mod $p$, collapses at $E_3$, by Theorems 4.5 (at $p= …
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Derivations in the Steenrod algebra

The $D$ with $D(xy) = xD(y) + D(x)y$ are the primitives in the Steenrod algebra $A$, which are dual to the indecomposables $\xi_i$ in $A_* = F_2[\xi_i \mid i\ge1]$, so there is one such $D$ in each de …
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Vietoris-Begle theorem for simplicial sets

(1) As stated, the answer to the question is "no". Let $A = \Delta[1] \cup_{\partial\Delta[1]} \Delta[1]$ be the union of two copies of $\Delta[1]$ along their common boundary, let $g \colon A \to \D …
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Group of units of a ring spectrum vs of its connective cover

For symmetric ring spectra $R$ there is also a definition of the graded group of units, $GL_1^J(R)$, which retains information about the negative homotopy groups of $R$. See Sagave-Schlichtkrull, "Dia …
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What is the relation between the sphere spectrum and supersymmetry?

Like Schreiber does in his post, I would advertise the point of view developed by Sagave and Schlichtkrull in their Adv. Math 2012 paper, and used by us to study topological logarithmic geometry. Each …
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Does every map $K(\mathbb{Z}, n) \to K(\mathbb{Z}/m, n + k)$ factor through $K(\mathbb{Z}/m,...

The answer is (also) yes when $m=p$ is an odd prime, by Theoreme 2 in Cartan, H. Détermination des algèbres $H_*(\pi, n; Z_p)$ et $H^*(\pi, n; Z_p)$, $p$ premier impair. Séminaire Henri Cartan, Tome 7 …
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Homotopy fixed points of complex conjugation on $BU(n)$

I think the answer is yes, after Bousfield-Kan $2$-completion. For $n=1$, $BO(1) \to BU(1)^{hC_2}$ is an equivalence, since $BO(1) \simeq K(\mathbb{Z}/2, 1)$, while $BU(1) \simeq K(\mathbb{Z}(1), 2)$ …
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What is the topological Hochschild cohomology of $\mathbb{F}_p$?

Let me write $HH^S(B) = THH(B) = B \wedge_{B^e} B$ for topological Hochschild homology, and $HH_S(B) = F_{B^e}(B, B)$ for topological Hochschild cohomology, where $B^e = B \wedge_S B^{op}$. For $B$ c …
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$BP$-Adams Novikov Spectral Sequence or Homotopy groups of $S/3$

For $3$-primary homotopy of $S$ there is early work by Nakamura, Osamu Some differentials in the mod 3 Adams spectral sequence. Bull. Sci. Engrg. Div. Univ. Ryukyus Math. Natur. Sci. No. 19 (1975), 1– …
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