DGAs with polynomial homology

Abstract: In this work, we study the classification of differential graded algebras over

m a t h b b Z

(DGAs) whose homology is

m a t h b b F_{p} [x]

, i.e. the polynomial algebra over

m a t h b b F_{p}

on a single generator. This classification problem was left open in work of Dwyer, Greenlees and Iyengar. For

l v e r t y_{2 p - 2} v e r t = 2 p - 2

, we show that there is a unique non-formal DGA with homology

m a t h b b F_{p} [y_{2 p - 2}]

and a non-formal

2 p - 2

Postnikov section. Among a classification result, this provides the first example of a non-formal DGA with homology

m a t h b b F_{p} [x]

. By duality, this also shows that there is a non-formal DGA whose homology is an exterior algebra over

m a t h b b F_{p}

with a generator in degree

- (2 p - 1)

. Considering the classification of the ring spectra corresponding to these DGAs, we show that every

E_{2}

DGA with homology

m a t h b b F_{p} [x]

(with no restrictions on

l v e r t x v e r t

) is topologically equivalent to the formal DGA with homology

m a t h b b F_{p} [x]

, i.e. they are topologically formal. This follows by a theorem of Hopkins and Mahowald.

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