-Let \(\G\) be the formal group associated to \(+_\phi\), denote its inherited parameter by \[g_0\co \A^1 \xrightarrow{\cong} \G,\] so that \(\omega_0(x) = (g_0^* \omega)(x) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n x^{n-1} \dx\) is the invariant differential associated to \(+_\phi\). Our goal is to perturb this parameter to a new parameter \(g_\infty\) so that its associated invariant differential has the form \[\sum_{n=0}^\infty a_{p^n} x^{p^n-1} \dx.\] To do this, we introduce four operators on functions\footnote{Unfortunately, it is standard in the literature to call these parameters ``curves'', which does not fit well with our previous use of the term in \Cref{ComplexBordismChapter}.} \(\A^1 \to \G\):
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