Hu'ng's weak algebraic conjecture on spherical classes

Let AA be the mod-22 Steenrod algebra, let DkD_k be the Dickson algebra, and let

φk:ExtAk,k+i(Z/2,Z/2)(Z/2Dk)i\varphi_k:\operatorname{Ext}^{k,k+i}_A(\mathbb Z/2,\mathbb Z/2)\to (\mathbb Z/2\otimes D_k)^*_i

be the Lannes–Zarati homomorphism. Let

Trk:Z/2GLkPHi(BVk)ExtAk,k+i(Z/2,Z/2)Tr_k:\mathbb Z/2\otimes_{GL_k}PH_i(BV_k)\to \operatorname{Ext}^{k,k+i}_A(\mathbb Z/2,\mathbb Z/2)

be Singer's algebraic transfer, where Vk=(Z/2)×kV_k=(\mathbb Z/2)^{\times k} and P()P(-) denotes the primitive submodule functor. Weak algebraic conjecture on spherical classes. For k>2k>2, the composition

φkTrk:Z/2GLkPHi(BVk)(Z/2Dk)i\varphi_k\circ Tr_k:\mathbb Z/2\otimes_{GL_k}PH_i(BV_k)\to (\mathbb Z/2\otimes D_k)^*_i

is trivial.

This weak form asks only for vanishing after applying Singer's algebraic transfer, so it is weaker than the algebraic conjecture on spherical classes. The supplied text does not state a resolution, so its status is left open.

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Primary source

Hadi Zare, “Generalised geometric weak conjecture on spherical classes and non-factorisation of Kervaire invariant one elements”, arXiv:1512.02040 (2015).

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