Homotopy groups of symplectic groups and the quaternionic James numbers (Q1822103)
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Homotopy groups of symplectic groups and the quaternionic James numbers (English)
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1986
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The author obtains results on \(\pi_{4n-2}(Sp(m))\) and \(\pi_{4n- 1}(Sp/Sp(m))\), at the prime 2, for \(1\leq m\leq 3\), \(n\geq m+1\), and determines the relevant quaternionic James numbers. The main technique is the use of the Adams periodicity operator; this was also employed by Crabb-Knapp in establishing similar results in the complex case.
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symplectic group
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homotopy groups of Sp(m)
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quaternionic James numbers
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Adams periodicity
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