Mathematics – Algebraic Topology
Scientific paper
2005-02-09
Mathematics
Algebraic Topology
Final version, to appear in Memoirs of the A.M.S
Scientific paper
We introduce the notion of a Galois extension of commutative S-algebras (E_infty ring spectra), often localized with respect to a fixed homology theory. There are numerous examples, including some involving Eilenberg-Mac Lane spectra of commutative rings, real and complex topological K-theory, Lubin-Tate spectra and cochain S-algebras. We establish the main theorem of Galois theory in this generality. Its proof involves the notions of separable and etale extensions of commutative S-algebras, and the Goerss-Hopkins-Miller theory for E_infty mapping spaces. We show that the global sphere spectrum S is separably closed, using Minkowski's discriminant theorem, and we estimate the separable closure of its localization with respect to each of the Morava K-theories. We also define Hopf-Galois extensions of commutative S-algebras, and study the complex cobordism spectrum MU as a common integral model for all of the local Lubin-Tate Galois extensions.
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