Conjectural formula for the derivative of the homomorphism sigma

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Let p′:=p−bp':= p-b and q′:=q−aq':= q-a. For ξ1∈πpSOq′\xi_1\in\pi_pSO_{q'} and ξ2∈πqSOp′\xi_2\in\pi_qSO_{p'}, let h ⁣:πiSOj→πi(Sj−1)h\colon\pi_iSO_j\to\pi_i(S^{j-1}) be induced by SOj→Sj−1SO_j\to S^{j-1}, let ∂ ⁣:πm+1(Sk)→πmSOk\partial\colon\pi_{m+1}(S^k)\to\pi_mSO_k be the boundary map, and let ξ‾1∗\overline\xi_{1*} and ξ‾2∗\overline\xi_{2*} be the homomorphisms defined using the suspended JJ-homomorphisms and the inclusions into SOp′+q′−1SO_{p'+q'-1}. Conjectural formula. Up to sign, the homomorphism

d∗∘σ ⁣:πpSOq′⊗πqSOp′→πp+qSOp′+q′−1d_*\circ\sigma\colon\pi_pSO_{q'}\otimes\pi_qSO_{p'}\to\pi_{p+q}SO_{p'+q'-1}

is given by

d∗(σ(ξ1,ξ2))=∂(h(ξ1)∗h(ξ2))+ξ‾1∗(ξ2)+ξ‾2∗(ξ1).d_*(\sigma(\xi_1,\xi_2))=\partial\bigl(h(\xi_1)\ast h(\xi_2)\bigr)+\overline\xi_{1*}(\xi_2)+\overline\xi_{2*}(\xi_1).

The formula is presented as a conjectural description of the derivative map in purely homotopy-theoretic terms; the supplied text gives no resolution status.

References

Primary source

Diarmuid Crowley, Thomas Schick and Wolfgang Steimle, “The derivative map for diffeomorphism of disks: An example”, arXiv:2012.13634 (2020).

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