A composition formula for manifold structures
Algebraic Topology
2011-11-09 v2 Geometric Topology
Abstract
The structure set of an -dimensional topological manifold for has a homotopy invariant functorial abelian group structure, by the algebraic version of the Browder-Novikov-Sullivan-Wall surgery theory. An element is an equivalence class of -dimensional manifolds with a homotopy equivalence . The composition formula is that for homotopy equivalences , . The formula is required for a paper of Kreck and L\"uck.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0608705,
title = {A composition formula for manifold structures},
author = {Andrew Ranicki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0608705},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
LATEX, 20 pages. Version 2 is substantially expanded, and now includes the relationship with Brumfiel's 1971 composition formula for normal invariants