A new basis for the complex \(K\)-theory cooperations algebra (Q1688199)

As the author states in his abstract, ``a classical theorem of \textit{J. F. Adams, A. S. Harris} and \textit{R. M. Switzer} [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. (3) 23, 385--408 (1971; Zbl 0233.55014)] states that the 0th grading of complex \(K\)-theory cooperations, \(KU_0 ku\), is isomorphic to the space of numerical polynomials'': \[ KU_0ku_{(2)} = \{ g(w)\in \mathbb Q[w]\quad | \quad g(k) \in \mathbb Z_{(2)}, \forall k\in \mathbb Z_{(2)}^\times \}, \] as the space of 2-local semistable numerical polynomials, and via a change of coordinates \(\mathbb Z_{(2)}\to \mathbb Z_{(2)}^\times\), \(k \mapsto 2k+1\), the space is a free \(\mathbb Z_{(2)}\)-module with basis biven by the binomial coefficient polynomials \[ p_n(x) = \binom{x}{n} = \frac{x(x-1)\cdots (x-n+1)}{n!}. \] Next via the change of coordinates \(w=2x+1\), one obtains a basis of \(KU_0ku\). For any prime \(p\) another basis was constructed in work of \textit{A. Baker} [J. Lond. Math. Soc., II. Ser. 33, 414--420 (1986; Zbl 0562.12016) and New York J. Math. 1, 39--74 (1994; Zbl 0810.55007)]. In this paper the author constructs a new \(p\)-local basis for \(KU_0ku_{(p)}\), using well known formulas for the Hazewinkel generators (Theorems 2, 4). For \(p=2\), the new basis coincides with the classical basis modulo higher Adams filtration.