The dimension conjecture for the kernel of Kameko's squaring operation

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Let Pk=F2[x1,…,xk]P_k=\mathbb F_2[x_1,\ldots,x_k] be the polynomial algebra, let QPkQ P_k denote its quotient by the image of the positive-degree Steenrod algebra, and let

(Sq~∗0)(k,n):(QPk)n⟶(QPk)(n−k)/2(\widetilde{Sq}^{0}_*)_{(k,n)}:(Q P_k)_n\longrightarrow (Q P_k)_{(n-k)/2}

be Kameko's squaring operation for n−kn-k even. Let k≥3k\geq 3 and write

n=∑i=1k−2(2di−1),n=\sum_{i=1}^{k-2}(2^{d_i}-1),

where the did_i are positive integers. The dimension conjecture for the kernel of Kameko's squaring operation. If di−2−di−1>id_{i-2}-d_{i-1}>i for 3≤i≤k−13\leq i\leq k-1 and dk−2>kd_{k-2}>k, then

dim⁡Ker⁡(Sq~∗0)(k,n)=∏i=3k(2i−1).\dim\operatorname{Ker}(\widetilde{Sq}^{0}_*)_{(k,n)}=\prod_{i=3}^{k}(2^i-1).

This predicts the dimension of the kernel in the degree range with μ(n)=k−2\mu(n)=k-2 and is intended to describe the unresolved hit problem for the polynomial algebra in these generic degrees.

References

Primary source

Nguyen Sum, “The squaring operation and the hit problem for the polynomial algebra in a type of generic degree”, arXiv:2301.01535 (2023).

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