Secondary power operations and the Brown-Peterson spectrum at the prime \(2\) (Q1663080)

The Brown-Peterson Spectrum defines a cohomology theory which has the same strength as complex cobordism, but is much smaller and the characteristic features are more visible. \(E_\infty\)-structures have become increasingly useful, and it was natural to ask whether the Brown-Peterson spectrum enjoys this extra structure. In this paper, the author shows that localized at the prime 2 it does not. The prime 2 is the most difficult in these kinds of problems, so there is still hope that it might be better at larger primes. The author has a lengthily and very clear introduction to these structures and the problems they entail, which I recommend.