The global-dimension conjecture for sufficiently nice localizations

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Let RR be a ring spectrum, let v∈π∗Rv\in \pi_*R be a homogeneous element, and consider the localization map

R→R[v−1].R\to R[v^{-1}].

Here R[v−1]R[v^{-1}] denotes the localization obtained by inverting vv, and a localization is called sufficiently nice when it satisfies the additional hypotheses intended in the source. Global-dimension conjecture. If the localization R→R[v−1]R\to R[v^{-1}] is sufficiently nice, then it cannot reduce global dimension by more than 11; equivalently,

gl.dim⁡(R[v−1])≥gl.dim⁡(R)−1.\operatorname{gl.dim}(R[v^{-1}])\geq \operatorname{gl.dim}(R)-1.

This conjecture arose from the problem of determining the global dimensions of the real and complex K-theory spectra. The source does not specify here what “sufficiently nice” means or report a resolution of the conjecture.

References

Primary source

David White, “Monoidal Bousfield Localizations and Algebras over Operads: A User's Guide”, arXiv:1801.03191 (2018).

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