Thom spectra that are symmetric spectra

2008/11/04 by Christian Schlichtkrull, Schlichtkrull, Christian
Mathematics · #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #math.AT #msc:55N20 #msc:55P43

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0811.0592

Revised version, 38 pages

arxiv created 2010/01/19 · arxiv updated 2010/02/08

Abstract

We analyze the functorial and multiplicative properties of the Thom spectrum functor in the setting of symmetric spectra, and we establish the relevant homotopy invariance.

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