Adams-type periodicity conjecture for mod-pp cohomology

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Let pp be a prime, let MM be a topological space, and let x∈Hk(M;Zp)x\in H^k(M;\mathbb{Z}_p) be nonzero. Say that xx induces periodicity up to degree rr when multiplication by xx gives the periodicity maps used in the paper through degree rr. Assume that xx induces periodicity up to degree pkpk and has minimal degree among all such elements. Adams-type periodicity conjecture.

{p=2:k∈{1,2,4,8},and if x induces periodicity up to degree 3k, then k≠8;p>2:k=2λ for some λ∣p−1.\begin{cases} p=2:\quad k\in\{1,2,4,8\},\quad\text{and if $x$ induces periodicity up to degree $3k$, then } k\neq 8;\\ p>2:\quad k=2\lambda\text{ for some }\lambda\mid p-1. \end{cases}

This would strengthen the periodicity theorem by imposing the restrictions obtained by Adams for singly generated cohomology rings. The source does not establish the conjecture, so its general validity remains open.

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Primary source

Lee Kennard, “On the Hopf Conjecture with Symmetry”, arXiv:1203.3808 (2012).

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