Peterson's hit problem conjecture
Let be the polynomial algebra on variables over , equipped with the action of the Steenrod algebra . For a positive integer , write its -adic expansion as with , and set . Peterson's conjecture. Every homogeneous polynomial of degree in variables is in the image of the Steenrod algebra if and only if . Over this conjecture was proved by Wood, and later for the symmetric algebras corresponding to classifying spaces of orthogonal groups by Janfada and Wood; however, it is not true for odd primes in general.
References
Primary source
Dang Vo Phuc, “A note on the hit problem for the polynomial algebra in the case of odd primes and its application”, arXiv:2510.17908 (2025).
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