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Virtual vector bundles and graded Thom spectra

Algebraic Topology 2019-07-15 v3

Abstract

We introduce a convenient framework for constructing and analyzing orthogonal Thom spectra arising from virtual vector bundles. This framework enables us to set up a theory of orientations and graded Thom isomorphisms with good multiplicative properties. The theory is applied to the analysis of logarithmic structures on commutative ring spectra.

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@article{arxiv.1410.4492,
  title  = {Virtual vector bundles and graded Thom spectra},
  author = {Steffen Sagave and Christian Schlichtkrull},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.4492},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

v3: 39 pages, minor revision. Accepted for publication in Mathematische Zeitschrift

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