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Line bundle twists for unitary bordism are ghosts

Thorsten Hertl

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 25 (2025) 2053–2066
Abstract

We prove that the canonical twist ζ : K(,3) BGL 1(MSpin c) does not extend to a twist for unitary bordism by showing that every continuous map f : K(,3) BGL 1(MU) loops to a nullhomotopic map.

Keywords
bordism theory, twisted homology theory, classifying spaces
Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 55N22, 55P42, 55R37
Secondary: 14L05, 19L50
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Publication
Received: 14 November 2022
Revised: 2 October 2023
Accepted: 7 April 2024
Published: 11 August 2025
Authors
Thorsten Hertl
School of Mathematics and Statistics
The University of Melbourne
Parkville
Australia

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