h-cobordism theorem

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the topology subtree

Simply-connected manifold pair (W; M, M') of dim ≥ 6 with inclusions htpy eqs is diffeomorphic to M × [0,1]. Smale 1961 (Fields); Poincaré conj dim ≥ 5.

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