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Beyond the elliptic genus. (English) Zbl 0995.58016

Summary: Given a Riemann surface \(\Sigma\) and a Riemannian manifold \(M\) with certain restrictions, we construct a cobordism invariant of \(M\). This invariant is a generalization of the elliptic genus and it shares some similar properties.

MSC:

58J26 Elliptic genera
81T99 Quantum field theory; related classical field theories
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