h-cobordism

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo manifolds of dimension at least 5
gptkbp:category gptkb:topology
geometric topology
gptkbp:defines A cobordism (W; M, N) such that the inclusions of M and N into W are homotopy equivalences.
gptkbp:field gptkb:topology
differential topology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label h-cobordism
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:John_Milnor
gptkbp:introducedIn 1961
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:h-cobordism_theorem
gptkb:s-cobordism_theorem
cobordism
gptkbp:usedIn proof of the Poincaré conjecture in higher dimensions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:s-cobordism_theorem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7