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Homology, Homotopy and Applications
Volume 15 (2013)
Number 2
Homological dimensions of ring spectra
Pages: 53 – 71
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/HHA.2013.v15.n2.a3
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Abstract
We define homological dimensions for $S$-algebras, the generalized rings that arise in algebraic topology. We compute the homological dimensions of a number of examples, and establish some basic properties. The most difficult computation is the global dimension of real $K$-theory $KO$ and its connective version $ko$ at the prime 2. We show that the global dimension of $KO$ is 2 or 3, and the global dimension of $ko$ is 4 or 5.
Keywords
ring spectrum, global dimension
2010 Mathematics Subject Classification
16E10, 18E30, 55P43
Published 4 December 2014