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On some applications of a theorem of Browder–Levine–Livesay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

G. A. Swarup
Affiliation:
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India
K. Varadarajan
Affiliation:
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India

Extract

The main result proved in this paper can be stated as follows:

Theorem. Let Mnbe a closed l-connected topological manifold of dimension n ≥ 5. Then M × R carries a differentiable (respectively aPL) structure if and only if M × S1carries a differentiable (respectively aPL) structure.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1969

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