A remark on Hopkins' chromatic splitting conjecture

Abstract: Ravenel proved the remarkable fact that the

K

-theoretic localization

L_{K} S^{0}

of the sphere spectrum has

m a t h b b Q / m a t h b b Z

as homotopy group in dimension -2. Mike Hopkins' chromatic splitting conjecture implies more generally that there are

3^{n - 1}

copies of

(m a t h b b Q / m a t h b b Z)_{p}

in the homotopy groups of the

E (n)

-localization of

S^{0}

; but where these copies occur can be confusing. We try here to simplify this book-keeping.

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