Geometry & Topology Monographs 11 (2007) 309–326

DOI: 10.2140/gtm.2007.11.309

arXiv: 0903.4996

Abstract

In this paper, we show that Singer's fifth transfer is not an epimorphism in degree 11. More precisely, it does not detect the element P(h₂) in Ext_A^5,16(F₂,F₂).

Keywords

cohomology of the Steenrod algebra, modular representations, invariant theory

Mathematical Subject Classification

Primary: 55P47, 55Q45, 55S10, 55T15

References

Publication

Received: 11 March 2005
Revised: 28 August 2005
Accepted: 8 September 2005
Published: 14 November 2007

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