Two-Sided Dimension Bounds for the Peterson Hit Problem via Projections and Matrix Minors
Let $\mathcal P_k=\mathbb F_2[x_1,\ldots,x_k]$ be the polynomial algebra over the prime field $\mathbb F_2$, viewed as an unstable module over the mod-$2$ Steenrod algebra $\mathcal A$. The well-known Peterson hit problem asks for a minimal set of generators for the $\mathcal A$-module $\mathcal P_k$. This is equivalen...