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A one-dimensional commutative formal group law over a ring is a series satisfying
An isomorphism is a series with a compositional inverse and
The multiplication series is defined recursively by , and , with the formal inverse handling negative . Its linear term is
By the invertible morphism criterion for formal group laws, it is an isomorphism exactly when its linear coefficient is a unit of . Indeed, when , recursive coefficient comparison constructs a unique compositional inverse; applying the morphism identity for shows that the inverse also respects . Conversely, an invertible series must have a unit linear coefficient. Therefore

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