A note on the divisibility of the Whitehead square

Abstract

We show that if we suppose n>3 and the (2n-1)-stem in the stable homotopy groups of spheres has no 2-torsion, then the Whitehead squares of the identity maps of (2n+1) and (4n+3)-spheres are divisible by 2. Applying the result of G. Wang and Z. Xu on the 61-stem in the stable homotopy groups of spheres, we find that the Kervaire invariant one elements in dimensions 62 and 126 exist.

arXiv comment7 pages,corrects Lemma 1 and modifies the proofs of the two subsequent lemmas accordingly; in addition, corrects Remark in the opposite direction