Let $MU$ denote the complex cobordism spectrum and $ku$ the connective cover of the complex $K$-theory spectrum.
Is it true that the orientation map $MU\to H\mathbb{Z}$ factors through $ku$?
Let $MU$ denote the complex cobordism spectrum and $ku$ the connective cover of the complex $K$-theory spectrum.
Is it true that the orientation map $MU\to H\mathbb{Z}$ factors through $ku$?
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Yes, I think so. The Conner-Floyd map $MU \to ku$ is an isomorphism on $\pi_0$, and the maps $MU \to H\mathbb{Z}$ and $ku \to H\mathbb{Z}$ are just zeroth Postnikov truncations, which is functorial.