A note on the second James-Hopf invariant
Abstract
This paper characterizes the stabilized second James-Hopf invariant by means of three axioms. Specifically, we show that it is the unique natural transformation satisfying the Cartan formula, vanishing on suspensions, and a metastable EHP property. The proof combines the natural stable splitting of the James construction with Goodwillie calculus.
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