A number-theoretic approach to homotopy exponents of SU(n)

DOI10.1016/J.JPAA.2006.05.006MaRDI QIDQ863894zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Donald M. Davis, Zhi-Wei Sun

Publication date 12 February 2007

Published in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0508083

zbMATH Keywords

divisibilityHomotopy exponentStirling numbers of the second kind

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bell and Stirling numbers (11B73) Homotopy groups of special spaces (55Q52) Homotopy groups of topological groups and homogeneous spaces (57T20)

Abstract: We use methods of combinatorial number theory to prove that, for each $n>1$ and any prime $p$, some homotopy group $p{i}_i(SU(n))$ contains an element of order $p^{n-1+or{d}_p([n/p]!)}$, where $or{d}_p(m)$ denotes the largest integer $alpha$ such that $p^{alpha}$ divides $m$.

Review text

This paper contains an improvement of a previous result of the second author [Acta Arith. 122, 91--100 (2006; Zbl 1104.11010)] in combinatorial number theory, concerning properties of Stirling numbers of the second kind. The authors apply it to homotopy theory and prove that, for each \(n\geq 2\) and any prime \(p\), some homotopy group \(\pi_i(SU(n))\) contains an element of order \(p^{n-1+\text{ ord}_p[n/p]!)}\), where \(\text{ ord}_p(m)\) denotes the largest integer \(\alpha\) such that \(p^\alpha| m\). This theorem improves a previous result of the first author [Topology 37, 293--327 (1998; Zbl 0949.55006)].

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