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Bordism theory and the Kervaire semi-characteristic

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By using the bordism group, this paper provides an alternative proof of Weiping Zhangs’ theorem on counting Kervaire semi-characteristic.

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    Zizhou Tang

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Tang, Z. Bordism theory and the Kervaire semi-characteristic. Sci. China Ser. A-Math. 45, 716–720 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1360/02ys9078

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