On the construction and topological invariance of the Pontryagin classes

DOI10.1007/s10711-010-9527-2zbMath1204.57029arXiv0901.0819OpenAlexW1973398020MaRDI QIDQ711666

Andrew Ranicki, Michael S. Weiss

Publication date: 27 October 2010

Published in: Geometriae Dedicata (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0819

zbMATH Keywords

signaturePoincaré duality\(L\)-theorycharacteristic classchain complexPontryagin (Pontrjagin) class

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Characteristic classes and numbers in differential topology (57R20) Surgery obstructions, Wall groups (57R67) Surgery obstructions ((K)-theoretic aspects) (19J25)

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