Topology of homology manifolds

Bryant, J.; Ferry, S.; Mio, W.; Weinberger, S.

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1993-00381-1

Topology of homology manifolds
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 28 (1993), 324-328 Request permission

Abstract:

We construct examples of nonresolvable generalized n-manifolds, ${n \geq 6}$, with arbitrary resolution obstruction, homotopy equivalent to any simply connected, closed n-manifold. We further investigate the structure of generalized manifolds and present a program for understanding their topology.

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