\(v_ 1\)-periodic homotopy groups of \(Sp(n)\) (Q1919871)
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\(v_ 1\)-periodic homotopy groups of \(Sp(n)\) (English)
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1995
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The 2-primary \(v_1\)-periodic homotopy groups of the symplectic groups \(\text{Sp}(n)\) are calculated. The proof utilizes new methods of calculating the unstable Novikov spectral sequence. One corollary is that some homotopy group of \(\text{Sp} (n)\) contains an element of order \(2^{2n-1}\).
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periodic homotopy groups
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symplectic groups
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unstable Novikov spectral sequence
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