Stable phantom maps between classifying spaces of compact Lie groups

Stable homotopy theory, spectra (55P42) Homotopy functors in algebraic topology (55P65) Stable homotopy groups (55Q10) Classifying spaces of groups and (H)-spaces in algebraic topology (55R35)

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If \(\mathbb X,\mathbb Y\) are the suspension spectra of spaces \(X,Y\), write \(\text{Ph}^d(\mathbb X,\mathbb Y)\) for the group of homotopy classes of (stable) phantom maps of degree \(d\) from \(\mathbb X\) to \(\mathbb Y\). When \(X=BG\), the classifying space of a topological group \(G\), we obtain \(\mathbb X=\mathbb{BG}\). The following is the somewhat surprising main result, which has superficial similarities with the Segal conjecture for finite groups. Theorem. For any two compact Lie groups \(G\) and \(H\), \(\text{Ph}^d(\mathbb{BG},\mathbb{BH})\) is trivial if \(d\) is even, or if \(d\geqslant-1\), or if either group is finite. However, if \(d\) is odd with \(d\geqslant-3\) and if \(G\) and \(H\) have positive rank, then \(\text{Ph}^d(\mathbb{BG},\mathbb{BH})\) is a rational vector space of cardinality \(2^{\aleph_0}\). This implies that the graded group \(\text{Ph}^d(\mathbb{BG},\mathbb{BH})\) only depends on whether or not the ranks of \(G\) and \(H\) are zero. Furthermore, \(\text{Ph}^d(\mathbb{BG},\mathbb{BH})\) has no torsion and \(\text{Ph}^d(\mathbb{BG},\mathbb{BH})\cong \text{Ph}^d(\mathbb{BH},\mathbb{BG})\). The proof uses Segal's splitting of \(Q\mathbb{C}P^\infty\) [\textit{G. Segal}, Q. J. Math., Oxf. II. Ser. 24, 1-5 (1973; Zbl 0266.55009)] and operations in \(K\)-theory.

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