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We give a different proof of Cohen, Moore and Neisendorfer’s theorem stating that for odd primes p the homotopy exponent of S 2n+1 is p n. This is done using methods recently introduced by Gray and the author to give a new construction of Anick’s fibration.
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Theriault, S.D. A new proof of the odd primary homotopy exponent of spheres. manuscripta math. 139, 137–151 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-011-0507-0
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