A Classical Technique to Prove the h-Cobordism Theorem | Posted on:2012-05-11 | Degree:M.A | Type:Thesis | University:University of Colorado at Boulder | Candidate:Sato, Masaya | Full Text:PDF | GTID:2460390011968113 | Subject:Mathematics | Abstract/Summary: | | Let W be an m dimensional compact smooth manifold with boundary ∂W = ∂_ W ⊔ ∂+W, where submanifolds ∂_ W and ∂+W are closed and disjoint. Then suppose that W, ∂_W, and ∂ +W are all simply connected, dim W ≥ 6, and H*(W, ∂_W) = 0. The h-Cobordism Theorem states that W is diffeormorphic to a product cobordism.;In this paper we will follow a classical technique developed by John Milnor in his "Lectures on the h-Cobordism Theorem" half a century ago. | Keywords/Search Tags: | H-cobordism | | Related items |
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