nLab MR cohomology theory

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Idea

What is called MRMR cohomology theory or Real cobordism (Landweber 68, Landweber 69) is the 2\mathbb{Z}_2-equivariant cohomology theory version of complex cobordism MUMU.

There is an evident action of 2\mathbb{Z}_2 on formal group laws given by negation in the formal group (the inversion involution), and this lifts to an involutive automorphism MUMUMU \stackrel{\simeq}{\to} MU of the spectrum MU. This induces an 2\mathbb{Z}_2-equivariant spectrum MM\mathbb{R}, and real cobordism is the cohomology theory that it represents. This is directly analogous to how complex K-theory KU gives 2\mathbb{Z}_2-equivariant KR-theory, both are examples of real-oriented cohomology theories.

A modern review in in (Kriz 01, section 2).

Properties

Relation to real manifolds

While π (M)\pi_\bullet(M \mathbb{R}) is not the cobordism ring of real manifolds, still every real manifold does give a class in MM \mathbb{R} (Hu 99, Kriz 01, p. 13).

E E_\infty-structure

MM \mathbb{R} is naturally an E-∞ ring spectrum. (reviewed as Kriz 01, prop. 3.1)

Universal real orientation

In direct analogy with the situation for complex cobordism theory in complex oriented cohomology theory, MM \mathbb{R} is the univeral real oriented cohomology theory:

Equivalence classes of real orientations of a /2\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}-equivariant E-∞ ring EE are in bijection to equivalence classes of E-∞ ring homomorphisms

ME. M \mathbb{R}\longrightarrow E \,.

(Kriz 01, theorem 2.25)


flavors of bordism homology theories/cobordism cohomology theories, their representing Thom spectra and cobordism rings:

bordism theory\;M(B,f) (B-bordism):

relative bordism theories:

equivariant bordism theory:

global equivariant bordism theory:

algebraic:

References

The definition of Real cobordism cohomology goes back to:

  • Peter Landweber, Fixed point free conjugations on complex manifolds, Annals of Mathematics 86 (2) (1967) 491-502 [jstor:]

  • Peter Landweber, Conjugations on complex manifolds and equivariant homotopy of MUMU, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 74 (1968) 271-274 [Euclid]

and in the broader context of real-oriented cohomology theories:

The Adams spectral sequence for Real cobordism:

Further discussion:

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