An equivariant Wall obstruction theory

Baglivo, Jenny A.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1979-0546920-2

An equivariant Wall obstruction theory
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by Jenny A. Baglivo

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 256 (1979), 305-324

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1979-0546920-2

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Abstract:

Let G be a finite group. For a certain class of CW-complexes with a G-action which are equivariantly dominated by a finite complex we define algebraic invariants to decide when the space is equivariantly homotopy or homology equivalent to a finite complex.

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