The Whitehead-product conjecture for the derivation bracket

Let AA be an RR-algebra. Write FR-alg(A,A)F_{R\text{-alg}}(A,A) for the monoid of RR-algebra self-maps, BFR-alg(A,A)B F_{R\text{-alg}}(A,A) for its classifying space, and DerR(A,A){\bf Der}_R(A,A) for the derived spectrum of RR-derivations. The Gerstenhaber bracket on DerR(A,A){\bf Der}_R(A,A) induces, via the preceding construction, a Poisson bracket on πFR-alg(A,A)\pi_*F_{R\text{-alg}}(A,A) for >0*>0. The Whitehead-product conjecture. The bracket described above agrees with the Whitehead product on BFR-alg(A,A)B F_{R\text{-alg}}(A,A). This asks whether the bracket arising from the derivation or Gerstenhaber structure is the topological Whitehead product on the classifying space; the supplied text states the question but gives no resolution.

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A. Lazarev, “Spaces of multiplicative maps between highly structured ring spectra”, arXiv:math/0209388 (2002).

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