Unstable $\nu_1$-Periodic Homotopy of Simply Connected, Finite $H$-Spaces, using Goodwillie Calculus

Abstract

In this paper we recover Bousfield's computation of $\nu_1$-periodic homotopy groups of simply connected, finite $H$-spaces from \cite{Bou99} using the techniques of Goodwillie calculus. This is done through first computing Andr\'{e}-Quillen cohomology over the monad $\mathbb{T}$ that encodes the power operations of complex $K$-theory. Then lifting this computation to computing $K$-theory of topological Andr\'{e}-Quillen cohomology, and then using results of Behrens and Rezk relating it back to the Bousfield-Kuhn functor. The fact that we recovers the result of Bousfield allows us to conclude $\nu_1$-periodic Goodwillie tower for simply connected, finite $H$-spaces converges.