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Algebraic L-theory and Topological Manifolds

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Algebraic L-theory and Topological Manifolds
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN/ASIN: 0521055210
Number of pages: 365

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Assuming no previous acquaintance with surgery theory and justifying all the algebraic concepts used by their relevance to topology, Dr Ranicki explains the applications of quadratic forms to the classification of topological manifolds, in a unified algebraic framework.

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