Whitehead torsion

Milnor, J.

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Whitehead torsion
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 72 (1966), 358-426

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Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 72 (1966), 358-426
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1966-11484-2
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