Mod 2 semi-characteristics and the converse to a theorem of Milnor

DOI10.1007/BF01214991zbMath0456.57018OpenAlexW2034909111MaRDI QIDQ1150922

William L. Pardon

Publication date: 1980

Published in: Mathematische Zeitschrift (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://eudml.org/doc/172937

zbMATH Keywords

surgery obstructionbinary dihedral groupfree actions by finite groups on sphereslocal surgery theorymod 2 semi-characteristicsp- Sylow subgroupSpivak normal fibre bundle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Groups acting on specific manifolds (57S25) Surgery and handlebodies (57R65) Surgery obstructions, Wall groups (57R67)

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