Whitney stratified chains and cochains
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This paper contains the technical constructions necessary for a "geometric cycle" definition of cohomology and homology in the context of Whitney stratifications. Cup and cap products are interpreted as the transverse intersection of geometric cocycles and cycles.References
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- © Copyright 1981 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 267 (1981), 175-196
- MSC: Primary 58A35; Secondary 55N99, 57N80, 57R95
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1981-0621981-X
- MathSciNet review: 621981