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Orbital presheaves in equivariant infinite loop space theory

Algebraic Topology 2026-07-13 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a finite group. Using a new kind of operad, we axiomatize and explore an infinite loop space machine that constructs (genuine) GG-spectra from suitably structured functors on orbital presheaves, which are just contravariant functors from the orbit category of GG to based spaces. The theory leads unexpectedly to a new operadic description of Mackey functors and hence to a definition of ``topological Mackey functors" and a construction of their associated GG-spectra. It also leads to Picard GG-spectra, Azumaya ring GG-spectra, and Brauer GG-spectra. These constructions raise many unanswered questions.

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@article{arxiv.2607.12141,
  title  = {Orbital presheaves in equivariant infinite loop space theory},
  author = {Hana Jia Kong and J. Peter May and Foling Zou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.12141},
  year   = {2026}
}

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50 pages