nLab sigma-orientation

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Context

Cohomology

cohomology

Special and general types

Special notions

Variants

Extra structure

Operations

Theorems

String theory

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Idea

A σ\sigma-orientation is an orientation in generalized cohomology for elliptic cohomology. A universal such orientation is a string orientation of tmf. See there for more details.

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