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A brief note on the Hopf and Kervaire invariant one problems

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: This expository note advertises a little known but very old one-line solution of the Hopf invariant one problem and speculates on the (in)applicability of the idea to the Kervaire invariant one problem.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2609.18942

Author: May, J. P.

Language: English

Topic: Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

Subfield: Mathematical Physics

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7213528100

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