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We prove some general rigidity theorems for both elliptic and higher elliptic genera under a natural condition on the first equivariant Pontrjagin classes. We also obtain the vanishing of some higher elliptic genera.
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Gong, D., Liu, K. Rigidity of higher elliptic genera. Ann Glob Anal Geom 14, 219–236 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054471
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