Restriction equivalence conjecture for semi-infinite, Hilbert, and ordinary spectra

Suppose H{\mathcal{H}} is equipped with a fixed polarization, and fix a decomposition

H=HH+{\mathcal{H}}={\mathcal{H}}^-\oplus {\mathcal{H}}^+

in the polarization class. Let Grres(H)Gr_{\textrm{res}}({\mathcal{H}}) denote the Grassmannian of decompositions in the polarization class, let Gr(H+)Gr({\mathcal{H}}^+) denote the Grassmannian of finite-dimensional subspaces of H+{\mathcal{H}}^+, and let Gr(R)Gr({\mathbb R}^{\infty}) denote the Grassmannian of finite-dimensional subspaces of a countably infinite-dimensional dense subspace RH+{\mathbb R}^{\infty}\subset {\mathcal{H}}^+. A semi-infinite spectrum is a Grres(H)Gr_{\textrm{res}}({\mathcal{H}})-spectrum, and a Hilbert spectrum is a Gr(H+)Gr({\mathcal{H}}^+)-spectrum. The natural restriction maps are

Grres(H)-spectraGr(H+)-spectraGr(R)-spectra.Gr_{\textrm{res}}({\mathcal{H}})\text{-spectra}\longrightarrow Gr({\mathcal{H}}^+)\text{-spectra}\longrightarrow Gr({\mathbb R}^{\infty})\text{-spectra}.

Restriction equivalence conjecture. There is a notion of weak equivalence of semi-infinite spectra and a notion of weak equivalence of Hilbert spectra such that the restriction map from Grres(H)Gr_{\textrm{res}}({\mathcal{H}})-spectra to Gr(H+)Gr({\mathcal{H}}^+)-spectra induces an equivalence of simplicial homotopy categories. Similarly, the restriction map from Gr(H+)Gr({\mathcal{H}}^+)-spectra to Gr(R)Gr({\mathbb R}^{\infty})-spectra induces an equivalence of homotopy categories.

The conjecture would identify the homotopy theories of semi-infinite spectra, Hilbert spectra, and spectra indexed on finite-dimensional subspaces of R{\mathbb R}^{\infty}. Establishing it requires constructing semi-infinite spectrification and sphere spectra, a semi-infinite notion of stable weak equivalence, and left adjoints to the restriction maps; the source leaves these developments for future work.

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Primary source

Christopher L. Douglas, “Twisted Parametrized Stable Homotopy Theory”, arXiv:math/0508070 (2005).

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