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The Hahn-Wilson conjecture: fp-type at most n spectra are exactly the thick subcategory generated by BP<n>

Claims that for every sufficiently large prime pp there is a connective pp-complete spectrum XX of exact fp-type two with X∉Thick(BP⟨2⟩p∧)X\notin\mathrm{Thick}(\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle_p^\wedge) for a standard form of BP⟨2⟩\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle, refuting the universally quantified conjecture at height two. The same XX satisfies L2fX≃L2XL_2^fX\simeq L_2X and LT(2)X≃LK(2)XL_{T(2)}X\simeq L_{K(2)}X, so the obstruction lies in how the chromatic pieces are glued, not in a telescope-type failure; the monochromatic form proved by Lee-Pstragowski is untouched. It does NOT treat small primes, heights above two, or the height-one case, which Lee-Pstragowski proved.

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geometry-topologySep 26, 2026Significance 18/100Registry: unreviewed

The Hahn-Wilson conjecture: fp-type at most n spectra are exactly the thick subcategory generated by BP<n>

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Claims that for every sufficiently large prime pp there is a connective pp-complete spectrum XX of exact fp-type two with X∉Thick(BP⟨2⟩p∧)X\notin\mathrm{Thick}(\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle_p^\wedge) for a standard form of BP⟨2⟩\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle, refuting the universally quantified conjecture at height two. The same XX satisfies L2fX≃L2XL_2^fX\simeq L_2X and LT(2)X≃LK(2)XL_{T(2)}X\simeq L_{K(2)}X, so the obstruction lies in how the chromat…

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Claims that for every sufficiently large prime pp there is a connective pp-complete spectrum XX of exact fp-type two with X∉Thick(BP⟨2⟩p∧)X\notin\mathrm{Thick}(\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle_p^\wedge) for a standard form of BP⟨2⟩\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle, refuting the universally quantified conjecture at height two. The same XX satisfies L2fX≃L2XL_2^fX\simeq L_2X and LT(2)X≃LK(2)XL_{T(2)}X\simeq L_{K(2)}X, so the obstruction lies in how the chromatic pieces are glued, not in a telescope-type failure; the monochromatic form proved by Lee-Pstragowski is untouched. It does NOT treat small primes, heights above two, or the height-one case, which Lee-Pstragowski proved.

Claims that for every sufficiently large prime pp there is a connective pp-complete spectrum XX of exact fp-type two with X∉Thick(BP⟨2⟩p∧)X\notin\mathrm{Thick}(\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle_p^\wedge) for a standard form of BP⟨2⟩\mathrm{BP}\langle2\rangle, refuting the universally quantified conjecture at height two. The same XX satisfies L2fX≃L2XL_2^fX\simeq L_2X and LT(2)X≃LK(2)XL_{T(2)}X\simeq L_{K(2)}X, so the obstruction lies in how the chromatic pieces are glued, not in a telescope-type failure; the monochromatic form proved by Lee-Pstragowski is untouched. It does NOT treat small primes, heights above two, or the height-one case, which Lee-Pstragowski proved.

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