Surgery theory

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the topology subtree

Systematic modification of manifolds by replacing Sᵏ×Dⁿ⁻ᵏ with Dᵏ⁺¹×Sⁿ⁻ᵏ⁻¹. Classifies manifolds up to h-cobordism; Browder-Novikov-Sullivan-Wall.

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