Iterated doubles of the Joker and their realisability

Abstract: Let

m a t h c a l A (1)^{*}

be the subHopf algebra of the mod~

2

Steenrod algebra

m a t h c a l A^{*}

generated by

m a t h r m {S q}^{1}

and

m a t h r m {S q}^{2}

. The emph{Joker} is the cyclic

m a t h c a l A (1)^{*}

-module

m a t h c a l A (1)^{*} / m a t h c a l A (1)^{*} m a t h r m {S q}^{3}

which plays a special r^ole in the study of

m a t h c a l A (1)^{*}

-modules. We discuss realisations of the Joker both as an

m a t h c a l A^{*}

-module and as the cohomology of a spectrum. We also consider analogous

m a t h c a l A (n)^{*}

-modules for

n g e q 2

and prove realisability results (both stable and unstable) for

n = 2, 3

and non-realisability results for

n g e q 4

.

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