Kameko's dimension conjecture for the hit problem

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Let EkE^k be an elementary abelian 22-group of rank kk, let BEkBE^k be its classifying space, and set

Pk:=H∗(BEk)=F2[x1,x2,…,xk].P_k:=H^*(BE^k)=\mathbb F_2[x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_k].

Write F2⊗APk\mathbb F_2\underset{\mathcal A}\otimes P_k for the quotient of PkP_k by the positive-degree Steenrod operations, and let (F2⊗APk)n(\mathbb F_2\underset{\mathcal A}\otimes P_k)_n denote its degree-nn component. Let s1,…,sk−1s_1,\ldots,s_{k-1} be positive integers and define

n=2s1+s2+…+sk−1+2s1+s2+…+sk−2+…+2s1−k+1.n=2^{s_1+s_2+\ldots+s_{k-1}}+2^{s_1+s_2+\ldots+s_{k-2}}+\ldots+2^{s_1}-k+1.

If sj⩾2s_j\geqslant2 for all jj, then Kameko's conjecture.

dim⁡(F2⊗APk)n=∏1⩽i⩽k(2i−1).\dim\left(\mathbb F_2\underset{\mathcal A}\otimes P_k\right)_n=\prod_{1\leqslant i\leqslant k}(2^i-1).

The paper proves the related supremum formula for k=4k=4 using an explicit determination of the corresponding quotient. The displayed conjecture is stated for general kk; no resolution is supplied in the given text.

References

Primary source

Nguyen Sum, “The hit problem for the polynomial algebra of four variables”, arXiv:1412.1709 (2014).

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