%0 Journal Article %T An introduction to HKR character theory %A Nathaniel Stapleton %J Mathematics %D 2013 %I arXiv %X The generalized character theory of Hopkins, Kuhn, and Ravenel is an important tool in the study of Morava E-theory and higher height phenomena in chromatic homotopy theory. In this paper, we provide an introduction to HKR character theory with many examples, applications, and alternative points of view. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.1414v1