Abstract
Given a unipotent bundle of smooth manifolds we construct its secondary transfer map and show that this map determines the higher smooth torsion of the bundle. This approach to higher torsion provides a new perspective on some of its properties. In particular it yields in a natural way a formula for torsion of a composition of two bundles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1807-1857 |
Number of pages | 51 |
Journal | Geometry and Topology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 15 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geometry and Topology