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H-cobordisms, pseudo-isotopies, and analytic torsion

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Wagoner, J.B. (1977). H-cobordisms, pseudo-isotopies, and analytic torsion. In: Morrel, B.B., Singer, I.M. (eds) K-Theory and Operator Algebras. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 575. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0095710

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