A nilpotent Whitehead theorem for TQ -homology of structured ring spectra

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Abstract: The aim of this short paper is to prove a TQ-Whitehead theorem for nilpotent structured ring spectra. We work in the framework of symmetric spectra and algebras over operads in modules over a commutative ring spectrum. Our main result can be thought of as a TQ-homology analog for structured ring spectra of Dror's generalized Whitehead theorem for topological spaces; here TQ-homology is short for topological Quillen homology. We also prove retract theorems for the TQ-completion and homotopy completion of nilpotent structured ring spectra.


Let \(\mathcal{O}\) be an operad. Topological Quillen homology, i.e., TQ-homology, is a fundamental homology theory for \(\mathcal{O}\)-algebras. The classical Whitehead theorem says that a continuous map between two simply-connected spaces is a weak homotopy equivalence if it is a homology equivalence. This result was generalized to nilpotent spaces by \textit{E. Dror} in [Lect. Notes Math. 249, 13--22 (1971; Zbl 0243.55018)]. Motivated by Dror's result, the authors prove a version of the TQ-Whitehead theorem for nilpotent \(\mathcal{O}\)-algebras. An earlier result for connected \(\mathcal{O}\)-algebras was proved by \textit{J. Harper} and \textit{K. Hess} [Geom. Topol. 17, No. 3, 1325--1416 (2013; Zbl 1270.18025)]. The authors also prove retract theorems for the TQ-completion and homotopy completion of nilpotent structured ring spectra.



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