Interpreting the Bokstedt smash product as the norm

TL;DR

This paper compares two models of equivariant homotopy types for smash powers of spectra, clarifying their relationship and differences in the context of algebraic topology.

Contribution

It provides a detailed comparison between the Bokstedt smash product and the Hill-Hopkins-Ravenel norm, elucidating their connections in equivariant homotopy theory.

Findings

The Bokstedt smash product can be interpreted as the Hill-Hopkins-Ravenel norm in certain contexts.

The paper clarifies the relationship between two models of equivariant homotopy types.

Insights into the structure of smash powers of spectra in equivariant settings.

Abstract

This note compares two models of the equivariant homotopy type of the smash powers of a spectrum, namely the "Bokstedt smash product" and the Hill-Hopkins-Ravenel norm.