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Fakultät für Mathematik Universität Regensburg
Introduction to stable homotopy theory
Semester
SoSe 2023

Lecturer
Marc Hoyois

Type of course (Veranstaltungsart)
Seminar

German title
Einführung in die stabile Homotopietheorie

Contents

Originally a subfield of algebraic topology that emerged in the second half of the 20th century, stable homotopy theory nowadays plays a much larger role in mathematics and has applications to various fields such as geometric topology, algebraic geometry, and even number theory.

The goal of this seminar is to introduce the central notion of spectrum and study its basic properties. Among other things, we will discuss the equivalence between spectra and generalized cohomology theories, the smash product of spectra, Spanier–Whitehead duality, Atiyah duality, the Steenrod algebra, the Atiyah–Hirzebruch and Adams spectral sequences, and the relationship between stable homotopy and bordism of smooth manifolds.



Literature
J. F. Adams, Stable homotopy and generalised homology
S. O. Kochman, Bordism, stable homotopy, and Adams spectral sequences
R. M. Switzer, Algebraic Topology – Homotopy and Homology

Recommended previous knowledge
Algebraic Topology I and II (in particular: homology groups, homotopy groups, CW complexes, Eilenberg–Mac Lane spaces)

Time/Date
Mi 16-17:30

Location
M009

Course homepage
https://hoyois.app.uni-regensburg.de/SS23/spectra/index.html
(Disclaimer: Dieser Link wurde automatisch erzeugt und ist evtl. extern)

Registration
  • Organisational meeting/distribution of topics: Fr 10.02 16:00 in M102, or by email at
    marc.hoyois@ur.de
  • Registration for course work/examination/ECTS: FlexNow
Course work (Studienleistungen)
  • Presentation: Giving a seminar talk of roughly 90 minutes
Examination (Prüfungsleistungen)
  • Detailed written report of the seminar talk
Modules
BSem, MV, MSem

ECTS
BSem und MSem: 4,5 LP bei Studienbeginn ab WS 15/16, 6 LP bei Studienbeginn vor WS 15/16.
LA-GySem: 6 LP. MV und Nebenfach: 4,5 LP bei Studienbeginn ab WS 15/16, 6 LP bei Studienbeginn vor
WS 15/16 +++ weitere Details: siehe Modulkatalog +++