Abstract
We show that the smooth torsion of bundles of manifolds constructed by Dwyer, Weiss, and Williams satisfies the axioms for higher torsion developed by Igusa. As a consequence we obtain that the smooth Dwyer-Weiss-Williams torsion is proportional to the higher torsion of Igusa and Klein.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2192-2232 |
Number of pages | 41 |
Journal | Advances in Mathematics |
Volume | 226 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 15 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Mathematics