Cohomological localizations and set-theoretical reflection

Homological localizations of spaces and spectra have been a fundamental tool in algebraic topology since the decade of 1970, especially in the setting of chromatic homotopy. However, it is unknown whether the existence of cohomological localizations can be proved in ZFC or not. Although this is appa...

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Author: Casacuberta, Carles
Format: book part
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/218296
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218296
https://doi-org.sire.ub.edu/10.1007/978-3-031-12244-6_13
Access Level:Embargoed access
Keyword:Teoria de l'homotopia
Topologia algebraica
Homotopy theory
Algebraic topology
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Summary:Homological localizations of spaces and spectra have been a fundamental tool in algebraic topology since the decade of 1970, especially in the setting of chromatic homotopy. However, it is unknown whether the existence of cohomological localizations can be proved in ZFC or not. Although this is apparently a homotopy-theoretical problem, it turned out to be closely related with set-theoretical reflection principles and therefore with the existence of large cardinals. In this note we present the state of the art with enough background so that proofs of results are readable by both topologists and set theorists.