Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:homotopy_equivalence
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gptkbp:containsElement |
gptkb:Whitehead_group_of_a_group
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gptkbp:field |
gptkb:topology
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gptkbp:generalizes |
gptkb:Reidemeister_torsion
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gptkbp:hasApplication |
classification of h-cobordisms
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gptkbp:hasInvariant |
gptkb:CW-complex
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Whitehead torsion
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
1940s
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gptkbp:isZeroFor |
simple homotopy equivalence
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:J._H._C._Whitehead
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:K-theory
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gptkbp:takesValueIn |
gptkb:Whitehead_group
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gptkbp:usedIn |
simple homotopy theory
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gptkbp:usedToDistinguish |
homotopy equivalences not homotopic to homeomorphisms
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:h-cobordism_theorem
gptkb:John_H._C._Whitehead |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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