A controlled-topology proof of the product structure theorem

2006/10/03 by Frank Quinn, Quinn, Frank
Computer Science · Mathematics · #57Q25 #Advanced Topology and Set Theory #Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0610131

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Abstract

The controlled end and h-cobrodism theorems (Ends of maps I, 1979) are used to give quick proofs of the Top/PL and PL/DIFF product structure theorems.

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