Algebraic & Geometric Topology

Postnikov extensions of ring spectra

Abstract

We give a functorial construction of $k$–invariants for ring spectra and use these to classify extensions in the Postnikov tower of a ring spectrum.

Article information

Source
Algebr. Geom. Topol., Volume 6, Number 4 (2006), 1785-1829.

Dates
Accepted: 22 August 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 20 December 2017

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513796606

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.2140/agt.2006.6.1785

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2263050

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1128.55007

Citation

Dugger, Daniel; Shipley, Brooke. Postnikov extensions of ring spectra. Algebr. Geom. Topol. 6 (2006), no. 4, 1785--1829. doi:10.2140/agt.2006.6.1785. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513796606

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