Splitting torsion classes in higher homological algebra

Let $d⩾1$ be an integer, $\mathcal{M}$ a suitable $d$-abelian category. There is a notion of higher torsion classes in $\mathcal{M}$, also known as $d$-torsion classes. We generalise a classic theorem of Hoshino by providing criteria for a $d$-torsion class $\mathcal{U}$ to be splitting, notably that $\mathcal{U}$ is stable under ${\tau }_d^{-}$, the inverse $d$-Auslander–Reiten translation. We apply the criteria to show that under additional assumptions, which are satisfied in Dynkin type $A$, the elements of the spine of the lattice of $d$-torsion classes are precisely the splitting $d$-torsion classes. The spine consists of the elements which belong to a chain of maximal length.