The image of unitary bordism in unoriented bordism—the equivariant case

Beem, R. Paul; Wheeler, E. R.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1974-0362362-8

The image of unitary bordism in unoriented bordism—the equivariant case
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 45 (1974), 445-449 Request permission

Abstract:

It is shown that the image of unitary $G$-bordism in unoriented $G$-bordism is the set of squares in unoriented $G$-bordism if $G$ is ${Z_2}$ and properly contains the squares if $G$ is an odd order finite group.

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