Chennai Mathematical Institute

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The H Cobordism Theorem - Second Lecture

M.S. Raghunathan
NCM, Mumbai.
23-01-18


Abstract

This talk will be about the h-cobordism theorem (for manifolds of dimension $\geq$ 5) which yields the Poincare Conjecture in dimensions $\geq$ 5 as a corollary. We will describe the theorem and outline the strategy of the proof due to S. Smale.