The Telescope Conjecture and Chromatic Redshift in Stable Homotopy Categories: A Transfinite Analysis

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Authors: 10 MFC, Zen Revista
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Abstract

We present a rigorous, transfinite extension of the Chro-matic Redshift machinery within the context of stable∞-categories, specifically addressing the failure of theTelescope Conjecture at heights n ≥ 2. By construct-ing a hyper-complete Redshift Operator R∞ acting onthe K(n)-local category, we demonstrate that the discrep-ancy between the finite localization Lf n and the Bousfieldlocalization Ln is detected by higher algebraic K-theorytraces. We establish eight fundamental lemmas regardingthe convergence of the transfinite Adams-Novikov spectralsequence in this setting, culminating in the TransfiniteChromatic Convergence Theorem. This work formalizesthe structural gap in the monochromatic layers via a non-trivial derived limit of redshifted spectra.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN