homotopy spheres

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:category smooth manifolds
PL-manifolds
topological manifolds
gptkbp:class classified in dimensions greater than 4
not all homotopy spheres are diffeomorphic to standard spheres
gptkbp:definedIn manifolds homotopy equivalent to a standard sphere
gptkbp:dimensions n-dimensional
gptkbp:field gptkb:topology
differential topology
gptkbp:groupStructure group under connected sum
gptkbp:hasInvariant homotopy type
differentiable structure
diffeomorphism type
homeomorphism type
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:exotic_spheres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label homotopy spheres
gptkbp:importantFor Milnor discovered 7-dimensional exotic spheres
gptkbp:notation Σ^n
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:h-cobordism_theorem
gptkb:Poincaré_conjecture
homeomorphism
surgery theory
diffeomorphism
differentiable structures
stable homotopy theory
PL-manifolds
smooth structures on spheres
gptkbp:standardExample n-sphere
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:John_Milnor
1950s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Milnor–Kervaire_theorem
gptkb:exotic_spheres
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5