Kirby–Siebenmann class
In mathematics, the Kirby–Siebenmann class is an element of the fourth cohomology group
which must vanish if a topological manifold M is to have a piecewise linear structure. It is named for Robion Kirby and Larry Siebenmann.
See also
References
- Rudyak, Yuli B. (2001). "Piecewise linear structures on topological manifolds". arXiv:math.AT/0105047 [math.AT].
- Kirby, Robion C.; Siebenmann, Laurence C. (1977). Foundational Essays on Topological Manifolds, Smoothings, and Triangulations (PDF). Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Pr. ISBN 0-691-08191-3.
- Topology of 4-Manifolds by Robion C. Kirby ISBN 0-387-51148-2
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