E∞ Ring Spaces and E∞ Ring Spectra: with contributions by Frank Quinn, Nigel Ray, and Jørgen Tornehave

J. Peter May (auth.)9780387081366, 0-387-08136-4

Table of contents :
Introduction….Pages 1-8
ℐ functors….Pages 9-24
Coordinate-free spectra….Pages 25-48
Orientation theory….Pages 49-62
E ∞ ring spectra….Pages 63-86
On kO-oriented bundle theories….Pages 87-138
E ∞ ring spaces and bipermutative categories….Pages 139-167
The recognition principle for E ∞ ring spaces….Pages 168-200
Algebraic and topological K-theory….Pages 201-243
Pairings in infinite loop space theory….Pages 244-256