Lectures on the h-Cobordism Theorem

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These lectures provide students and specialists with preliminary and valuable information from university courses and seminars in mathematics. This set gives new proof of the h-cobordism theorem that is different from the original proof presented by S. Smale.

Originally published in 1965.

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Author(s): John W Milnor
Series: Princeton Legacy Library 2258
Edition: latex
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 1965

Language: English
Pages: 92

Introduction
The Cobordism Category
Morse Functions
Elementary Cobordisms
Rearrangement of Cobordisms
A Cancellation Theorem
A Stronger Cancellation Theorem
Cancellation of Critical Points in the Middle Dimensions
Elimination of Critical Points of Index 0 and 1
The h-Cobordism Theorem and Some Applications
Bibliography
Index