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