Spectral sheaves: a model category for stable homotopy theory (Q578646)

The idea of stable homotopy theory, implicit in the Freudenthal suspension theorems, was first made explicit by \textit{E. H. Spanier} and \textit{J. H. C. Whitehead} [The theory of carriers and S-theory, Princeton Math. Ser. 12, 330-360 (1957; Zbl 0084.389)]. The formulation of spectra is due to \textit{E. L. Lima} [Summa Brasil. Math. 4, 91-147 (1959; Zbl 0102.383)]. Many authors have touched the area, and it is usually accepted that the first generally satisfactory theory is due to \textit{J. M. Boardman} [Thesis, Cambridge Univ. (1964)]. A particularly nice description can be found in the notes by \textit{D. Puppe} [Proc. internat. Sympos. Topology Appl., Budva 1972, 200-212 (1973; Zbl 0278.55011)]. The purpose of this paper is to give a particularly elegant construction of a model category for stable homotopy. This closed model category has a homotopy category which is equivalent to those coming from the more traditional categories. But this category has particularly nice properties, for example with respect to smash products. The author names his category ``spectral sheaves'' and develops it in considerable detail. The exposition is generally good, although the choice of certain cursive letters is potentially confusing. The real question is whether the technical advantages will justify the additional detailed work, in the minds of most specialists as well as students of topology.