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Kojima's eta-function for manifold links in higher dimensions

Author(s): Gui-Song Li
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 125 (1997), 293-299.
MSC (1991): Primary 57Q45
MathSciNet review: 1396986
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Abstract: Kojima's $\eta $-function is generalized to give a new concordance invariant for certain two-component manifold links in higher dimensions. Examples are given of manifold links successfully distinguished by this generalized $\eta $-function but not by their Cochran derived invariants.

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Additional Information:

Gui-Song Li
Affiliation: Institute of Systems Science, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100080, China
Email: lgs@iss06.iss.ac.cn

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-97-03889-6
PII: S 0002-9939(97)03889-6
Keywords: Manifold links, concordance, generalized $\eta$-function
Received by editor(s): July 11, 1995
Communicated by: Ronald Stern
Copyright of article: Copyright 1997, American Mathematical Society




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