Une remarque sur les générateurs du cobordisme complexe. (Some remarks on the generators of the complex bordism group) (Q2266486)

This paper gives a positive answer to a question of Arthan and Bullett: Theorem 0.1. In each complex bordism class there is a manifold whose normal bundle splits stably as a sum of complex line bundles (we call such manifolds normally split). The proof is based on the following idea: modify the normal bundle of certain manifolds in their J-class, then consider the associated normal maps. We give an arithmetic translation of theorem 0.1 in terms of numerical polynomials (see appendix). We also determine the homotopy type of some normally split generators. Finally, some remarks are made on the case of SU-manifolds and complete intersections. For example, it isn't possible to find multiplicative generators of \(\Omega^ U_*\) which are complete intersections, although one can do so in infinitely many dimensions.