Realising formal groups

We show that a large class of formal groups can be realised functorially by even periodic ring spectra. The main advance is in the construction of morphisms, not of objects.

Keywords

generalized cohomology, formal group

Mathematical Subject Classification 2000

Primary: 55N20

Secondary: 55N22

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Publication

Received: 9 January 2003

Accepted: 13 February 2003

Published: 22 February 2003

Authors

N P Strickland
Department of Pure Mathematics University of Sheffield Sheffield S3 7RH UK

Volume 3, issue 1 (2003)

N P Strickland