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Evaluating the Swan finiteness obstruction for periodic groups

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  • Finite Group
  • Local Defect
  • Homotopy Type
  • Maximal Order
  • Periodic Group

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Milgram, R.J. (1985). Evaluating the Swan finiteness obstruction for periodic groups. In: Ranicki, A., Levitt, N., Quinn, F. (eds) Algebraic and Geometric Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1126. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0074441

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