NSF-BSF: CHROMATIC HOMOTOPY THEORY, ALGEBRAIC K-THEORY, AND POWER OPERATIONS

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Abstract

The PI will explore new structures in higher algebra, in collaboration with Dr. Shachar Carmeli at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. This is an emerging field that combines ideas from classical algebra and modern homotopy theory. Classical algebra studies systems like the real numbers, with operations such as addition and multiplication that satisfy several rules (such as associative and distributive laws). Higher algebra studies structures in which these equalities are replaced by coherent witnesses, called homotopies. Over the past several decades, mathematicians have discovered that many important algebraic structures can be refined in this way, leading to many applications to other disciplines, such as mathematical physics and foundations of computer science. The project will study such higher structures in the subfield of stable homotopy theory. Moreover, the project will support the training and development of junior mathematicians in the field. The project aims to use methods from algebraic K-theory and power operations to study chromatic homotopy theory. Chromatic homotopy theory studies questions in stable homotopy theory (e.g., stable homotopy groups of spheres) via tools arising from the algebraic geometry of formal groups. Recently, categorical and K-theoretic techniques play an increasing role in the subject. The PI and collaborator intend to study the chromatic localizations of K-theory and other invariants of ring spectra, and relate them with r

Key facts

NSF award ID
2507081
Awardee
University of Chicago (IL)
SAM.gov UEI
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PI
Akhil Mathew
Primary program
01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
All programs
NSF and US-Israel Binational Science Fou, ISRAEL
Estimated total
$150,000
Funds obligated
$150,000
Transaction type
Standard Grant
Period
09/01/2025 → 08/31/2028