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An overview of abelian varieties in homotopy theory

Tyler Lawson

Geometry & Topology Monographs 16 (2009) 179–214

DOI: 10.2140/gtm.2009.16.179

arXiv: 0810.0507
Abstract

We give an overview of the theory of formal group laws in homotopy theory, leading to the connection with higher-dimensional abelian varieties and automorphic forms.

Keywords

abelian varieties, homotopy theory, formal group laws, automorphic forms
Mathematical Subject Classification

Primary: 55P42

Secondary: 55N34, 55P43
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Received: 5 September 2008
Accepted: 13 October 2009
Published: 16 June 2009
Authors
Tyler Lawson
Department of Mathematics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA